Cashew chicken

Name: Cashew chicken
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 500g chicken thigh fillets cut in 2.5 cm pieces; 2 tbsp canola oil; 2 garlic cloves finely minced; 1/3 cup water; 3/4 cup roasted unsalted cashews; Rice; 1 tbsp cornflour; 3 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine; 3 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tsp sesame oil

6 steps

Prep:18minCook:7min

8/10 really good in the end used 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce but one of fav recipes so far. Best eaten fresh but could be fridge for 4 days

Updated at: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 08:38:46 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories409.3 kcal (20%)

Total Fat24.5 g (35%)

Carbs16.2 g (6%)

Sugars1.1 g (1%)

Protein29.8 g (60%)

Sodium1017.6 mg (51%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

500gchicken thigh fillets

⅓ cupwater

¾ cuproasted unsalted cashews

rice

Sauce

1 Tbspcornflour

3 Tbsplight soy sauce

1 ½ TbspChinese cooking wine

3 Tbspoyster sauce

2 tspsesame oil

Instructions

Sauce

Step 1

Mix the corn flour and soy sauce until there are no lumps

Step 2

Add the remaining sauce ingredients and mix to combine.

Marinate chicken

Step 3

Place the chicken in a bowl add 2 tablespoons of the sauce then mix to coat leave for 10 minutes

Stirfry

Step 4

Heat the oil in a wok or large non stick pan over high heat. Add garlic cook for 1 minute.

Step 5

Add the chicken cook for 2 minutes

Step 6

Add the sauce and water bring to a simmer and cook, stirring for 1 minute or until the sauce thickens. Stir through the cashews then remove from the stove