Cashew Chicken Ala Kevin

I had been wanting to make a Chinese dish with cashews so when Sil, Pat, gave us a jar of the nuts, I went in search of a recipe.  The one I chose was in my recipe file and it is Cashew Chicken from the very reliable Kevin on his Closet Cooking blog. Since I had 1½ pounds of chicken and wanted leftovers, I increased the ingredient amounts to get the one below.  Click on the link for the original recipes and more pics like this.

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Cashew Chicken – adapted from Closet Cooking

Ingredients:

4½ tablespoons honey

4½ tablespoons (low sodium) soy sauce

3 tablespoons rice vinegar

1½ tablespoon hoisin sauce

1 teaspoon chill sauce (such as sambal oelek or sriracha)

3/8 cup (low sodium) chicken broth

1½ tablespoon cornstarch

1½ tablespoon oil

1½ pound boneless and skinless chicken, cut into bite sized pieces

6 green onions, thinly sliced and divided between white and green

1 red pepper, chopped

½ cup peas, thawed

1½ tablespoon garlic, grated

1½ tablespoon ginger, grated

1½ cup cashews, (lightly salted worked fine)

1½ tablespoon sesame oil

1½ tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Mix the honey, soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin sauce, chili sauce, broth and cornstarch and set aside.

2. Heat the oil in a large skillet/wok over medium-high heat, add the chicken and saute, about 6 minutes.

3. Add the whites of the onions, pepper, garlic and ginger to the pan and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

4. Add the sauce mixture and saute, until the sauce thickens a bit, about 1-2 minutes.

5. Mix in the cashews, peas, sesame oil, sesame seeds and the greens of the onions.

6. Plate and enjoy.

The Verdict:

As expected for a Kevin recipe, we all thought it was very good.  I served it with white rice because it seems to always come with Chinese food, but it added nothing to the meal for me and took up valuable stomach space that I would have rather filled with the Cashew Chicken so I will remember this for future meals.

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Have a great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.

Larry

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