Thai Basil Sesame Cashew Chicken

1. Begin by heating 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat, cashews, 1 tablespoon honey, chili powder, and tumeric. Cook until lightly toasted and caramlized. Remove from pan and place on parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl, toss together the chicken, cornstarch and pepper.

3. To make the sauce, combine the remaining 1/4 cup honey, soy sauce, fish sauce (optional), chili paste, ketchup and sesame seeds.

4. Wipe the skillet clean. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over medium heat. Add in chicken and cook until golden brown. You can add in peppers if you choose.

Pour in the sauce and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until the sauce coats the chicken.

5. Remove from heat and stir in the basil. Serve chicken and sauce over rice. Top with cashews and additional basil.

Enjoy!

3 TBSP Olive Oil

1/4 Cup plus 1 TBSP Honey

1/2 Cup Cashews

1/2 TSP Chili Powder

1/2 TSP Tumeric

1 Pound Chicken Breast (cut up)

Black Pepper

1/2 Cup Soy Sauce

1/ TBSP Fish Sauce

1-2 TBSP Chili Paste

2 TBSP Ketchup

2 TBSP Sesame Seeds

Basil

- County Cooking