Thai Tamarind Chicken Stir Fry

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 2+½ Tbsp. fish sauce
• ¹/₃ cup chicken stock
• TAMARIND SAUCE:
• handful fresh basil (or substitute fresh coriander)
• 2 Tbsp. sherry
• 1 tsp. cornstarch powder dissolved in 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 1-2 fresh red or green chilies, or ¼ to ¾ tsp. chili flakes (¼ tsp. = mild)
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 thumb-size pieces galangal or ginger, sliced into matchstick-like pieces
  • ¼ cup chopped shallots or purple onion
  • 6-8 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced, or your own choice of mushrooms to equal 1-2 cups
  • 4 chicken thighs, OR 2 chicken breasts, sliced into bite-size pieces

1. Place sliced chicken in a bowl and pour over the cornstarch and soy sauce mixture. Stir well to saturate chicken with the sauce. Set near the stove to marinate while you make the tamarind sauce. 2. Make the tamarind sauce by mixing all sauce ingredients together in a cup (the tamarind paste a...

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