Main Ingredients:

1/2 lb Boneless chicken breast OR-
1/2 lb -Mixed vegetables, (see note below)
2 -to
6 sm Red chile peppers
1/2 Stalk fresh lemon grass
2 Kaffir lime leaves
2 tb Oil
1/2 c Coconut milk
1/2 ts Salt
1 -to
4 tb Fish sauce, based on personal taste (omit for veggie version)
10 -to
15 Basil leaves
1 c Chopped cabbage

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Thinly cut chicken into 2-inch strips. (If doing veggie version, cut vegetables into thin strips.) Grind together red chili peppers, lemon grass, and kaffir lime leaves in a food processor or pound in a mortar. Heat oil to medium-high and saute pepper mixture for 3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken (or vegetables) and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked (same time for veggies). Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in fish sauce (if using), salt, and basil. Serve on a bed of chopped cabbage.

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