Thai Cashew Chicken

Categories: Chicken

Ingredients:

For the chicken

  • 200 grams chicken breast, cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 tablespoon cassava flour or all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup natural taste cooking oil (I used sunflower oil for frying)

For the vegetable ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 onion, sliced into wedges
  • 1/3 cup dry Thai birds eye red chilies, deep fried
  • 1/2 cup raw cashew nuts
  • 2/3 cup fresh peppers, cut in thin strips
  • 1/3 cup spring onions, cut 2.5 cm pieces

For the seasoning sauce:

  • 1 tbsp. light soy sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp. dark soy sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp. oyster sauce
  • 1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of sugar
  • 3 tbsp. stock or water

Preparation:

  • First mix up all the seasoning sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Add about 1/3 cup of oil to a wok or frying pan, and wait until it heats up.
  • Fry raw cashew nuts approx 1 min in hot oil until golden brown, then drain, and set aside.
  • In the same oil, fry the Thai dry chilies for about 1 min until crispy, drain, and set aside.
  • Dice the chicken, and mix with flour, to evenly coat it.
  • Then again, fry in the oil for about 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
  • Drain and set aside on a plate.
  • Make sure you have all your garlic, onions, and fresh chilies, cut and ready.
  • Add 1/2 tbsp. of oil to a wok or frying pan on medium high heat.
  • Stir fry the garlic for a few seconds, then add the onions and stir fry until translucent.
  • Then add the red and green chilies and stir fry for a minute or so.
  • Add a few drips of water in the wok if it gets dry.
  • Add the seasoning sauce mixture, and stir fry until the sauce thickens and become sticky.
  • Add the chicken, cashew nuts, and dry chilies, and stir fry until everything is coated in the sticky sauce.
  • You can add a few sprinkles of water if it gets too dry.
  • Add green onions, stir fry for a few seconds, then turn off the heat.
  • Serve with rice.
First Made:
2019-04-25




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