Chop chicken into small pieces, blanch to remove blood, rinse; slice garlic; peel ginger, slice; halve chili pepper, remove and discard seeds, cut into small sections; discard stems from basil.

• 鸡腿剁小块先烫过，去除血水后冲净；大蒜切片；姜去皮切片；辣椒片开，取籽切小段、九层塔摘除硬梗。