Cashew Chicken

Name: Cashew Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g chicken breast, in 2 cm cubes; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine or dry sherry; 2 tsp cornflour; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 60 ml water; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 100 g unsalted raw cashews; 3 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 red pepper, in 2 cm squares; 1 onion, in 2 cm squares; 4 dried red chillies (optional); 3 cloves garlic, sliced; 10 g ginger, finely chopped; 3 spring onions, in 3 cm lengths; 600 g steamed rice, to serve

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Prep15 min

Cook10 min

Total25 min

A Cantonese-style stir-fry of tender chicken breast, toasted cashews, red pepper and onion in a light oyster-sauce glaze: milder and sweeter than kung pao, and on the table in twenty-five minutes.

Ingredients

Serves:4

500 g chicken breast, in 2 cm cubes
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine or dry sherry
2 tsp cornflour
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
60 ml water
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
100 g unsalted raw cashews
3 tbsp sunflower oil
1 red pepper, in 2 cm squares
1 onion, in 2 cm squares
4 dried red chillies (optional)
3 cloves garlic, sliced
10 g ginger, finely chopped
3 spring onions, in 3 cm lengths
600 g steamed rice, to serve

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

1111kcal · per serving

58.3g

Protein

151.1g

Carbs

28.9g

Fat

Recipe total: 4443 kcal · P 233.4g · C 604.6g · F 115.6g

Estimated from 17 of 17 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Toss the chicken with 1 tbsp of the soy sauce, the Shaoxing wine and 1 tsp of the cornflour, and leave for 10 minutes.
2
Mix the remaining soy sauce and cornflour with the oyster sauce, sugar, water and sesame oil.
3
Toast the cashews in a dry wok over medium heat for 3–4 minutes, stirring, until golden in patches, and tip them out. Toasted separately, they stay crunchy in the sauce.
4
Heat 2 tbsp of the sunflower oil in the wok over high heat and stir-fry the chicken for 3–4 minutes until white all the way through, then lift it out.
5
Add the remaining oil, the pepper, onion and dried chillies, and stir-fry for 2 minutes until the onion starts to brown at the edges.
6
Add the garlic and ginger for 20 seconds, return the chicken, stir the sauce and pour it in.
7
Toss for 1 minute until glossy, then add the cashews and spring onions, toss once more and serve with the rice.

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Questions and answers

How long does Cashew Chicken take to make?

About 25 minutes: 15 min prep and 10 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Cashew Chicken?

17 ingredients: chicken breast, light soy sauce, Shaoxing wine or dry sherry, cornflour, oyster sauce, sugar, water, toasted sesame oil, unsalted raw cashews, sunflower oil, red pepper, onion and 5 more.

How many servings does this Cashew Chicken recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Cashew Chicken?

About 1111 kcal, with 58.3 g protein, 151.1 g carbohydrate and 28.9 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Cashew Chicken recipe suit?

It is dairy-free.

What cuisine is Cashew Chicken?

Cashew Chicken comes from Chinese cuisine.

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