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Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

Name: Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: Vegetable oil 2 tbsp; Cashews ½ cup; Garlic clove 1; Onion ½; Chicken thighs 200g/7 oz; Green onion 2; Cayenne pepper ½; Oyster sauce 1 tbsp; Soy sauce 1 tsp; Fish sauce 2 tsp; Sugar 1 tsp; Water 3 tbsp; Red chili; Jasmine rice

perfect served over rice

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Ingredients

	2 tbsp Vegetable oil or peanut oil , or canola
	½ cup Cashews raw, unsalted
	1 Garlic clove finely minced
	½ Onion brown, yellow, or white, cut into thin wedges
	200g/7 oz Chicken thighs skinless and boneless, sliced into 1/3-inch thin strips
	2 Green onion cut into 1-inch pieces, white part separated from the green part
	½ Cayenne pepper red, deseeded and finely sliced on the diagonal, omit or reduce to taste
	For sauce:
	1 tbsp Oyster sauce
	1 tsp Soy sauce dark
	2 tsp Fish sauce
	1 tsp Sugar white
	3 tbsp Water
	For serving:
	Red chili finely sliced, optional
	Jasmine rice cooked, or other rice of choice

Nutritional information

454

calories

32g

fat

17g

carbohydrates

26g

protein

95mg

cholesterol

982mg

sodium

Cuisine:

Thai Recipes

Ingredients

2 tbsp Vegetable oil
or peanut oil , or canola
½ cup Cashews
raw, unsalted
1 Garlic clove
finely minced
½ Onion
brown, yellow, or white, cut into thin wedges
200g/7 oz Chicken thighs
skinless and boneless, sliced into 1/3-inch thin strips
2 Green onion
cut into 1-inch pieces, white part separated from the green part
½ Cayenne pepper
red, deseeded and finely sliced on the diagonal, omit or reduce to taste
For sauce:
1 tbsp Oyster sauce
1 tsp Soy sauce
dark
2 tsp Fish sauce
1 tsp Sugar
white
3 tbsp Water
For serving:
Red chili
finely sliced, optional
Jasmine rice
cooked, or other rice of choice

Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

Looking for an easy weeknight chicken dish? Keep things simple with this delicious Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry recipe! Full of savory Thai flavors that will warm you up, this is one chicken recipe you won’t get tired of. Plus, the recipe is fast and easy to prepare and makes a fine and warming one-bowl meal. Serve it over jasmine rice, sprinkled with extra chili slices, and enjoy!

This healthy Thai cashew chicken recipe is easy to make in under 15 minutes. Set out all your ingredients first. Then prepare the sauce. Mix the oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and some water in a small bowl and set aside. Next, stir-fry the cashews in oil until dark golden and crunchy. Remove the nuts with a slotted spoon and set aside. Then stir-fry the onions and garlic. Add the chicken and stir-fry until the outside changes from pink to white. Add in the white part of the green onions and the sliced chili and cook for another minute until the chicken is just cooked through. Now, stir in the sauce. Finally, add the green part of the onions and the toasted cashews, tossing to make sure everything is well-coated. The leftovers (if any) will keep well in the fridge for up to 4 days.

To make the Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

1	Prepare sauce	2
In a small bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce, 2 teaspoon fish sauce, 1 teaspoon white sugar, and 3 tablespoons water and set aside.
2	Cook cashews	5
In a wok or large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons peanut oil over medium heat. Add ½ a cup raw unsalted cashews and stir-fry for 5 minutes until dark golden and crunchy. Remove from the skillet with a slotted spoon and set aside.
3	Cook garlic and onion	1
Turn the heat up to high and add 1 minced garlic clove and ½ an onion cut into thin wedges. Stir-fry for 30 seconds.
4	Add chicken	1
Add in the sliced chicken thighs and cook for 1 minute until the outside changes from pink to white.
5	Add white part of green onion and chili	1
Add in the white part of green onions and the sliced chili to taste. Cook for another minute until the chicken is just cooked through.
6	Add sauce	1
Add in the prepared sauce and cook for 1 minute until it reduces down to a syrup.
7	Add green part of green onions and cashews	1
Add the green part of green onions and the cashews and toss for 30 seconds.
8	Serve
Serve over hot steamed rice, garnished with extra red chili. Enjoy!

Make this Thai Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry recipe next time you crave Thai flavors. Packed with umami, this recipe makes a fine and warming one-bowl meal. Made it? Let us know what you think in the comments below!

Bethany Lim

Bethany is very passionate about maintaining a healthy lifestyle and clean diet. She’s trying to cut meat out of her diet as much as possible and focuses on cooking vegetarian food and fish. Bethany gets a kick from finding ways to add new twists to classic dishes. What’s more, thanks to her Asian roots, she’s great at combining different cuisines to come up with something extraordinary. Bethany’s recipes will inspire you to add new colors and flavors to your everyday meals.