Recipe - Chicken (Or Scallops Or Beef) With Fresh Sweet Basil

One half pound Boneless chicken breast (or
One half lb. fresh
2 teaspoon Oil
3 Cloves garlic; chopped
3 Kaffir lime leaves; cut in
thin strips
One half cup Mushrooms (preferably straw
mushrooms)
One fourth cup Shredded bamboo shoots
3 teaspoon Oyster sauce
3 Red chili peppers; seeded
and chopped (
15 Basil leaves
2 cup Chopped cabbage (optional)

Thinly slice chicken (or beef) into 2inch strips (or, if using scallops,
rinse scallops and score diagonally). In a wok heat oil, garlic, and kaffir
lime leaves on high heat, until oil bubbles. Add chicken (or scallops or
beef), mushrooms, bamboo shoots, oyster sauce, and red chili peppers; stir
fry for 5 minutes or until chicken (or scallops or beef) is cooked. Mix in
basil and serve on a bed of chopped cabbage (if desired).