Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts
This Thai-inspired recipe combines diced chicken with cashew nuts, spring onions, herbs and a lime-soy sauce.
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Last modified on: June 21th 2015
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1 : 50 g cashew nuts
- 2 : 6 tablespoons oil
- 3 : 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 : 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 5 : 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 6 : 1 tablespoon Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc mam)
- 7 : 2 spring onions (scallions)
- 8 : 1 garlic clove
- 9 : 350 g chicken breast
- 10 : herbs of your choice
- Total weight: 825 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 6 min. | 18 min. | 24 min. |
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Step by step recipe
| 1 |  | Pour 6 tablespoons oil into a pan on medium heat. When hot, add 50 g cashew nuts. | 1 min. |
| 2 |  | Fry the cashew nuts until lightly browned, stirring frequently... | 3 min. |
| 3 |  | ...then drain them and save the cooking oil for later. Set aside. |
1 min. |
| 4 |  | Prepare the sauce by mixing 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar and 1 tablespoon Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc mam). If you enjoy spicy flavours, add some chilli to suit your own taste. |
2 min. |
| 5 |  | Pour 2 tablespoonsful of the cooking oil from the cashew nuts back into the same pan on medium heat. Add the chopped 2 spring onions (scallions) and 1 garlic clove and cook for 1 or 2 minutes. Set aside. |
3 min. |
| 6 |  | Still using the same pan on medium heat, use 2 more tablespoonsful of the cashew nut cooking oil to fry 350 g chicken breast, cut into small dice. | 7 min. |
| 7 |  | When nicely browned, pour in the sauce... | 1 min. |
| 8 |  | ...the cashew nuts, onion, garlic and the herbs of your choice. Try if possible to include some lemon balm, it's important for that "Thai" flavour). | 1 min. |
| 9 |  | Leave the sauce to reduce a little, stirring frequently. | 5 min. |
| 10 |  | Serve on a bed of plain white rice. |
Remarks
If there is not enough oil left from cooking the cashew nuts, just use plain oil.
Nutritional information
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How much will it cost?
For 4 people : 6.78 €
Per person : 1.70 €
Source: Home made.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Couscous, Chorba, Taos hotpot, Chicken nems, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, ... [All] |
 | Cashew nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Crispy spinach rolls, Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Cauliflower curry, ... [All] |
 | Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Larded pork tenderloin, Rémoulade dressing, Roquefort sauce, Sesame fried scampi, Crab Cakes, ... [All] |
 | Soy sauce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Chicken nems, Vietnamese prawns, Chinese style chicken, Scandinavian cocktail, Sushi, ... [All] |
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