Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken with Cashews

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"A quick chicken stir-fry from BHG. It does the trick when you are short on time."

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3⁄4 lb boneless skinless chicken breast half
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce or 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1⁄3 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 -4 fresh red chili peppers, seeded and cut into thin strips
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1⁄2 cup roasted cashews, unsalted or salted
• hot cooked rice

directions

1. Cut chicken breasts into bite size pieces; set aside.
2. In a bowl, mix together the oyster sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch; add in the water; stir and set aside.
3. Heat oil in a skillet or wok over medium high heat.
4. Stir-fry onion for 1 minute.
5. Add in the chile peppers and garlic; stir fry 1-2 minutes or until onion gets crisp-tender.
6. Remove from skillet and set aside.
7. Add chicken to skillet and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes or until no longer pink.
8. Push chicken over to the side of the skillet.
9. Add sauce to the middle of the skillet; stir until thickened and bubbly.
10. Put onion mixture back into the skillet; stir everything together to coat with the sauce; cook for 1 more minute.
11. Add in cashews; stir.
12. Season if desired with salt/pepper.
13. Serve right away over hot cooked rice.

Reviews

[Covelli]

Oh! I had such high hopes for this! Unfortunately, it just didn't do it for us. I used soy sauce instead of fish sauce and used the oyster sauce. It was just too overpowering for our tastes. I had to have done something wrong also, because it didn't look like the picture (colorwise). My sauce was super dark from the oyster sauce and was really thick. I ended up having to water it down. I definately messed up there:)?! I'll give it another shot later, play around with the ingredients and review it again.

 

[tunasushi]

Really good. Simple, easy and nothing to it.....Definitely a keeperrrr!!

 

[nonnie4sj]

This was wonderful and got rave reviews from the family. I added carrots, asparagus, broccoli and pea pods to round it out a little, and then doubled the sauce. I also added some fresh ginger at the same time that I added the garlic to the pan. There wasn't anything left between three of us. I will definitely be making this again!

 

[beckas]

Wow! This tastes just like the cashew chicken from my favorite Thai restaurant! I used fish sauce instead of soy sauce. I think that is the key to why it tastes authentic. The fish sauce smells a little funny when it is added but the smell goes away after it cooks for a minute. Thanks NurseDi! I have made this recipe several times. I like to add extra vegetables to the mixture.