Cashews Chicken
Restaurant quality Cashew Chicken is full of natural flavors and juices without the preservatives making this entree a simple to prepare meal everyone must try.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
Marinate
- 1 ½ lbs chicken thighs cut into 1" cubes
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Sauce
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine
- 1 ½ tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- ½ tsp white pepper
- ½ cup water
Other ingredients
- 1 cup cashews roasted & unsalted
- 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
- 1 green bell pepper
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- ½ onion sliced
Instructions
Marinate
- Trim fat from the meat of the chicken. Then, cut into 1" cubes. Place chicken in a bowl. Add shaoxing cooking wine, cornstarch and mix well. Cover and let marinate for 30 minutes.
Cook
- In a bowl: combine all the sauce ingredients together and set aside until ready to use.
- Heat the pan to medium-high. Add oil and wait for a few minutes. Add the marinated chicken to the hot pan. Sear all sides for 4 minutes total.
- Add onions and cook for 2 minutes or until fragrant. Add garlic and mix everything together. Add chopped bell peppers, mix and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the sauce while gently mixing the ingredients in the pan. Let simmer for 1 minute. Add cashews and mix everything together until well coated. Remove from heat source.