CASARECCE WITH CHICKEN AND FRESH BASIL

Ingredients:

– 300g pasta;
– 400g chicken breast;
– 6 small cloves of garlic;
– 3-4 piri-piri peppers;
– 2 tbsps oyster sauce;
– 1 tbsp. light soy sauce;
– 3 tsps. sugar;
– juice from 1/4 lime;
– 3 tbsps. of water from cooking pasta;
– about 40 basil leaves;
– olive oil.

Time: 30 min

Recipe:

In a bowl, mix oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar and ¼ of the basil (10 leaves). Add chicken cut into strips to this marinade, mix and put aside for at least 20 minutes. Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil on a pan on a large flame and add chopped garlic and peppers. Fry for about 1 minutes until the garlic exudes its aroma, mixing constantly. Next, add the chicken along with the marinade and fry until its color changes. Add the remaining basil and fry on medium flame for about 2 minutes. Add pasta cooked al dente according to the recipe on the packaging as well as water and lime juice. Mix and serve garnished with a basil leaf.

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