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Chinese Cashew Chicken

Chinese Cashew Chicken

Recipe video above. The soft, creamy crunch of cashews is a perfect addition to this saucy chicken stir fry! Truly stacks up to your favourite take out - read the glowing reviews! If using breast, consider tenderising it the Chinese way ("Velveting Chicken")

View original recipe on recipetineats.com

mainschinese

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Total Time: 21 minutes

Servings: 4

Nutritional Information

Calories:559 kcal

Carbohydrate:21 g

Cholesterol:122 mg

Fat:41 g

Dietary Fiber:1 g

Protein:26 g

Saturated Fat:9 g

Sodium:1324 mg

Sugar:6 g

Ingredients

1 tbsp cornstarch / cornflour

3 tbsp soy sauce (, all purpose or light (Note 1))

1 1/2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine or Mirin ((Note 2))

3 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tsp sesame oil

Dash of white pepper ((sub black))

500g / 1 lb chicken thigh (, skinless boneless, cut into 2.5cm/1" pieces (Note 3))

2 tbsp peanut oil (or vegetable oil)

2 garlic cloves (, minced)

1/2 onion (, chopped into 1.75 cm / 3/4" pieces(yellow, brown or white))

1 green capsicum / bell pepper (, chopped into 2 cm / 0.8" pieces)

6 tbsp water

3/4 cup roasted cashews (, unsalted)

Instructions

Step 1
Sauce: Mix cornflour and soy sauce until there's no lumps. Then add remaining Sauce ingredients and mix.
Step 2
Marinate: Transfer 2 tbsp Sauce to chicken, mix to coat. Set aside for 10 minutes+.
Step 3
Cook: Heat oil over high heat in a wok or heavy based skillet. Add the garlic and onion, cook for 1 minute.
Step 4
Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes. Add capsicum and cook for 1 minute.
Step 5
Add Sauce and water. Bring to simmer and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until Sauce thickens.
Step 6
Stir through cashews, remove from stove. Serve immediately with rice - or for a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice!