delicious cashew.chicken
In this delicious cashew.chicken the main role is for the tasty golden brown baked cashew nuts. The sweet&sour marinated chicken excels as supporting act.
Equipment
- wok
Ingredients
- 400 gram chicken cubes
- 120 gram cashew nuts
- 1 spring onion
- chili flakes
for the marinade
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- black pepper
for the sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
- 50 ml water
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken cubes in the soy sauce and the sesame oil. Season with black pepper.
- Heat some neutral oil in a wok. When it is hot, fry the cashew nuts until they turn golden brown. Then put them aside.
- Put some oil in the wok again, and fry the marinated chicken cubes until golden brown. Sprinkle with some chili flakes if you like to have them a little spicy.
- When the chicken is fried on all sides, add water and the different sauces: soy sauce, chili sauce, oyster sauce and rice vinegar. Mix everything well together and then add the dissolved corn starch.
- Simmer the chicken in the sauce for another 5 minutes until it has reduced and thickened.
- Serve with basmati rice and finish with a spring onion.
Nutrition
Serving: 1personCalories: 986kcalCarbohydrates: 65gProtein: 47gFat: 61gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gMonounsaturated Fat: 28gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 49112mgPotassium: 1102mgFiber: 3gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 115IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 410mgIron: 7mg
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