Fried Chicken With Cashew Nuts

Submitted by Annetty

"Yes, another Chicken with Cashew dish - this one is a Thai style and there is quiet alot of liquid. Its a very tasty dish, its also quick & simple to make and great served with rice. I sometimes increase the chicken to about 500g and still leave all the other ingredients the same. You can also use less oil if you are using a non-stick pan"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 2-3

ingredients

• 300 g chicken breasts, thinly sliced
• 120 g cashew nuts
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 onion, sliced into rings
• 1 big red chile, sliced
• 1 spring onion, slice in approx 6 - 8 cm lenghts
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil

• SAUCE

• 4 tablespoons wine or 4 tablespoons whiskey
• 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons palm sugar

directions

1. Put the 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or pan and over a low head add the cashew nuts and keep stirring until they become golden brown in colour.
2. Don't look away as they burn in a flash!
3. Remove from oil and set aside.
4. Using the same pan add the rest of the oil, add the chopped garlic, when golden add the chicken and onion - stir-fry for about 10 minutes.
5. Add all the sauce ingredients to the chicken mixture (a few spoons of water may be added at this stage - if you wish, taste the sauce).
6. Add the cashew nuts, stir-fry for about 2 minutes.
7. Remove from the heat and serve garnished with the sliced chilli and spring onion.
8. Serve with rice.
9. NOTE: You can also prepare this dish using pork or tofu instead of the chicken.

Reviews

[currybunny]

This was very nice, I did halve the sauce for two of us and there was still heaps. I found it a tad sweet, would have preferred a bit more chilli flavour, but all in all a good recipe. Served with rice and channai roti; thanks for posting!