Cashew Chicken (with a kick)
2 chicken breasts cubed
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
¼ cup oil
1/2-1 tsp red pepper flakes (depending on how spicy you want it, a little goes a long way)
3 green onions, sliced diagonally
2 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tsp of jarred minced garlic)1/2 cup cashews, unsalted
toasted sesame seeds
lightly salted cashews
sauce:
4 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
4 tsp sugar
2 tsp white vinegar

Put 1 tablespoon soy sauce in medium sized bowl. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces, put chicken pieces in soy/sherry mixture. Let sit while you prepare the other ingredients.
In
a small bowl, whisk 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 1/2 tbsp corn starch, 4
tsp sugar, and 2 tsp vinegar. Set aside. Slice the green onions, and
measure out the red pepper flakes and minced garlic.
Drain chicken in strainer to get the marinade off as much a possible. Heat
oil in a wok over high heat. Add red pepper flakes to oil,stir a
couple times. Add chicken all at once, let sit for a minute or two till
golden,then turn chicken. Add garlic to chicken. Cook chicken till
golden on all sides and cooked through. drain oil if there is still an
excessive amount. Add cashews. Move wok off hot stove and immediately
pour in sauce while constantly turning chicken over to cover everything
in sauce. Sauce should thicken quite a bit, if you want it thicker put
it back on medium heat for about 5-10 seconds, and stir, stir, stir.
Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds and add sliced green onions. Serve over
Rice. ENJOY!
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