Spicy Cashew Chicken
Spicy Cashew Chicken – easy and delicious chicken with cashew nuts with just the right amount of heat. Takes 20 mins to make and much better than takeout.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 small onion cut into halves
- 6-8 dried red chilies finger-length, seeded and cut into halves
- 1/2 cup roasted cashew nuts rinsed and drained
- 8 oz (230g) chicken cut into small cubes
- 1 scallion trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-in (4cm) lengths
Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce or Maggi seasoning sauce / Golden Mountain sauce
- 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar or to taste
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Heat a wok and add the oil. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic, onion, and dried red chilies. Stir-fry until fragrant, or until you can smell the spicy aroma of the chilies. Add the cashew nuts, followed by the chicken.
- Stir-fry the chicken until the surface turns opaque. Add all the ingredients for the sauce to the wok and continue to stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the scallions, then dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 2people | Calories: 627kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 25g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 655mg | Potassium: 520mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 617IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 3mg