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Thai Cashew Chicken Recipe

Yields2 ServingsCook Time10 mins

An easy-to-make spicy, Thai style chicken dish with impressive cashew, spring onion, and soy sauce flavors. Thai Cashew Chicken usually serves over rice, is one of the most popular dishes at any Thai restaurant.

Thai cashew chicken

 200 g chicken breast
 1 tbsp all purpose flour
 ⅓ cup canola oil
 1 tbsp crushed garlic,
 ⅔ cup dry unsalted roasted cashews
 ⅓ cup green onions, cut into small cubes
 ⅓ cup ⅓ cup dry Thai red chilies
 ⅓ cup fresh banana chili peppers, cut in thin strips
 ⅓ cup fresh long red chili peppers, thinly julienned
 ½ cup onions, sliced into wedges
 ½ tbsp light soy sauce
 ½ tbsp dark soy sauce
 ½ tbsp oyster sauce
 ¼ tsp ground white pepper
 1 pinch salt
 1 tbsp honey
 3 tbsp stock
1

First mix up light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, ground white pepper, salt, honey, and stock in a small bowl and set aside

2

Dice the chicken, and stir in the flour to coat it evenly.

3

In a frying pan, pour around 1⁄3 cup of oil and wait before it heats up.

4

Fry the Thai chilies until crispy for about 1 minute, drain, and set aside.

5

Then fry coated chicken for about 5 minutes in the oil until golden and crispy. Drain and bring onto a plate

6

heat 1/2 tbsp of cooking oil in frying pan on medium-high heat

7

Fry the garlic for a couple of seconds, then add the onions, then stir fry until translucent.

8

Include red and green the chilies, stir fry for about a minute. If it gets dry you can sprinkle a few drops of water in the wok.

9

pour in the mixture of sauce, and fry until the sauce thickens and becomes sticky.

10

Add the chicken, cashew nuts, and dry chilies, mix until the sticky sauce coats everything.

11

last add green onions, stir for a few seconds only and turn off the heat.
Serve with steamed rice, sweet.

12

Enjoy hot with steamed rice.

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories441
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 20g26%

Saturated Fat 4g20%
Cholesterol 101mg34%
Sodium 610mg27%
Total Carbohydrate 24g9%

Dietary Fiber 4g15%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 41g
Vitamin A 40mcg5%
Vitamin C 188mg209%
Calcium 8mg1%
Iron 21mg117%
Potassium 1155mg25%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.