1 - 1 1/4 lb. extra lean ground turkey, cut up chicken or pork
1 - 1 1/2 cup Holy or sweet basil leaves
4-6 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
3-6 whole fresh chilies
2-3 tbsp oyster sauce
2-3 tbsp fish sauce
2-3 tsp sugar

1. In a mortar pound garlic and chilies with a little salt into paste.
2. Heat 2-3 tbsps vegetable oil in frying pan and brown paste.
3. Add in meat, taking care to break up ground turkey.
4. When meat is cooked, add in oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar.
5. Stir in basil leaves. Add more fish sauce and sugar if needed.

Serves 4

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