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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Cashew Chicken

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 1 boneless skinless chicken breast (about 10 oz, cut into small cubes)
  • 1/2 cup cashew nuts
  • 1 small green bell pepper (cut into small square pieces)
  • 5 slices ginger
  • 1/4 onion (cut into small square pieces)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cornflour
  • 1/2 teaspoon rice wine
  • 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 3/4 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 3 dashes pepper powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon rice wine
  • 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
  • salt

Recipe

  • 1 marinate the chicken meat with the baking soda for 15-20 minutes, then rinse the chicken thoroughly.
  • 2 pat the chicken meat dry and marinate with the cornflour and rice vinegar and set aside for 15 minutes.
  • 3 mix the sauce together and set aside.
  • 4 heat up a wok (or non stick pan) with 1 tbsp of cooking oil and stir fry the chicken meat until it is half cooked. (colour turns slightly ). set aside.
  • 5 add another 1 tbsp of cooking oil into the wok and add in the ginger slices,bell pepper and onion.
  • 6 sir-fry until you can only smell the peppery aroma from the green peppers than add the chicken meat.
  • 7 add in the cashew nuts and do a few quick stirs.
  • 8 add in the sauce and stir continuously until the chicken meat is cooked and well coated with the sauce.
  • 9 add salt to taste. best served hot with steamed rice. you can also add some beans if you like.

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