Name: Chicken with Broccoli, Thai Basil and Cashews
Total time: 95 min
Ingredients: 3/4 pound boneless chicken, cubed or cut into strips; 1 Tablespoon gluten-free oyster sauce; 1 Tablespoon palm sugar ((can also substitute regular or brown sugar)); 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Tablespoon minced ginger; 3 Thai chiles, minced; 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil, divided; 1 small to medium red onion, thinly sliced; 2 cups roughly chopped baby Chinese broccoli, both stems and leaves; 1 Tablespoon tamarind pulp; 1 Tablespoon fish sauce; 1 cup roughly chopped Thai basil leaves; 1/2 cup toasted, unsalted cashews

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Things only get more delicious with the addition of crunchy, toasted cashews and spicy, peppery Thai basil. Don’t get discouraged by the seemingly long list of ingredients- everything should be available at a reasonably well-stocked Asian grocery store.

Gluten Free!

Ingredients

3/4 pound boneless chicken, cubed or cut into strips
1 Tablespoon gluten-free oyster sauce
1 Tablespoon palm sugar (can also substitute regular or brown sugar)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tablespoon minced ginger
3 Thai chiles, minced
3 Tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
1 small to medium red onion, thinly sliced
2 cups roughly chopped baby Chinese broccoli, both stems and leaves
1 Tablespoon tamarind pulp
1 Tablespoon fish sauce
1 cup roughly chopped Thai basil leaves
1/2 cup toasted, unsalted cashews

Instructions

Combine the chicken, oyster sauce, palm sugar, garlic, ginger, Thai chiles and 1 Tablespoon of the oil in a large bowl. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
Heat the remaining oil in a large skillet or wok, add the onions, and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion begins to soften. Add the chicken and all of the marinade and cook, stirring frequently, until the outside of the chicken is no longer pink (it shouldn't be cooked through at this point).
Add the Chinese broccoli, tamarind pulp and fish sauce and continue to cook until the chicken is cooked through and the Chinese broccoli leaves have wilted and the stems are tender crisp. Add the Thai basil and the toasted cashews.
Continue to cook for another minute or so, until the Thai basil has just begun to wilt. Serve immediately.
Gluten FREE!

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Chicken with Broccoli, Thai Basil and Cashews