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
Stage 1
1 min.
Pour 6 tablespoons oil into a pan on medium heat. When hot, add 50 g cashew nuts.Stage 2
3 min.
Fry the cashew nuts until lightly browned, stirring frequently...Stage 3
1 min.
Stage 4
2 min.
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.
Stage 5
3 min.
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.
Stage 6
7 min.
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.Stage 7
1 min.
When nicely browned, pour in the sauce...Stage 8
1 min.
...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).Stage 9
5 min.
Leave the sauce to reduce a little, stirring frequently.Stage 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.
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This recipe use (among others) | Chicken breast: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Coq au vin, Chinese Soup, Chorba, Paella, Chicken nems, ... All |
| Cashew nuts: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beetroot salad with cashew nuts, Crispy spinach rolls, Cauliflower curry, Coriander and cashew nut pesto, ... All |
| Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cocotte eggs with Comté, Quiche Lorraine, Spinach brik parcels, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Caramelized Onions, ... All |
| Soy sauce: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéed Pork with Peanuts, Sushi, Scandinavian cocktail, Curried tuna cubes, Chinese style chicken, ... All |
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