Chicken And Cashews
From joe1155 15 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 2
This is my version of a Chinese dish that I had in Chinatown in Yokohama. I don't know if this is really a Chinese recipe, but it is quite tasty.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken leg filet or the meat from 2 thighs, cut in small cubes shopping list
- marinade ingredients: shopping list
- 1/2 Tbsp rice wine or dry sherry shopping list
- 1 tsp cornstarch shopping list
- 1/2 Tbsp light soy sauce shopping list
- Vegetables: shopping list
- 1/2 red bell pepper, cubed shopping list
- 1/2 green bell pepper, cubed shopping list
- 1/2 cup bamboo shoots, cubed shopping list
- 2 spring onions, cut in small pieces shopping list
- 2 slices ginger root shopping list
- 1/3 cup roasted cashews shopping list
- For the sauce: shopping list
- 2 Tbsp yellow bean sauce shopping list
- 1/2 Tbsp rice wine or dry sherry shopping list
- pinch of salt and sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp sesame oil shopping list
How to make it
- Mix the marinade ingredients together and add the chicken set aside while preparing the other ingredients
- Heat wok or frying pan, add 3 Tbsp oil, heat till hot add chicken. Cook until color changes. Remove from pan and set aside.
- Reheat pan and add 1 Tbsp oil. When hot add add th ginger root, cook for a minute or so, then add the bell peppers and cook until color brightens, then add the bamboo shoots. Stir fry for a couple of mintues. Add the onions and stir for a minute or so.
- Add the sauce ingredients to the pan and the chicken. Cook until chicken cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add the cashews and stir again to mix thoroughly.
- Serve with Thai perfumed rice.
The brand of bean sauce I use. It also comes in cans. Mee Chun
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This sounds fabuous. I'm also going to give it a try. Great post. You have my 5.
chefmeow
in Garland loved it
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Good Heavens, this sounds wonderful. I have a favorite Chinese grocer down the street from work, I'll stop in and get all the supplies for next week's supper. I'm always on the look out for chicken recipes.
notyourmomma
in South St. Petersburg loved it
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Joe, this sounds great... will be trying this this week!
Thanks for the post
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