Ingredients
1 lb boneless chicken thighs (coarsely chopped, or cut into small bite-size pieces. Smallest pieces soak up most sauce!)
4 -6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 -3 shallots, thinly sliced (or substitute with 1/2 cup sliced onion)
2 -3 tablespoons peanut oil, for stir-frying
2 teaspoons black soy sauce (the semi-sweet kind, siew dohm)
1 -2 tablespoon Thai fish sauce, to taste (nam bplah)
1 cup fresh Thai holy basil (bai gka-prow (In a pinch, use ANY basil, SEE NOTES ABOVE.)
2 small kaffir lime leaves, very finely slivered (bai ma-gkrood) (optional)
5 -10 2 -3 fresh jalapenos or 2 -3 fresno bell peppers, cut into large slivers (these have the least amount of heat)