Chinese Cashew Chicken
Total Time
21 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
6 minutes
Rating
4.97 out of 5 stars
(287)
Ingredients
4 servings
- 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)
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Preparation
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!
Step 7
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