Thai-style Chicken with Cashew Nuts
This Thai-inspired recipe combines diced chicken with cashew nuts, spring onions, herbs and a lime-soy sauce.
89 K 4.9/5 (19 reviews)
25 min.
Easy
2 people
10 IngredientsLast modified on: June 21th 2015
For 2 people, you will need:
- 1
25 ml cashew nuts - 2
3 tablespoons oil - 3
1 tablespoon soy sauce - 4
½ tablespoon lime juice - 5
½ tablespoon rice vinegar - 6
½ tablespoon Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc mam) - 7
1 spring onion (scallion) - 8
½ garlic clove - 9
208 ml chicken breast - 10
herbs of your choice
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 6 min.
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 25 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
Pour 3 tablespoons oil into a pan on medium heat. When hot, add 25 ml 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 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ½ tablespoon lime juice, ½ tablespoon rice vinegar and ½ tablespoon Vietnamese fish sauce (nuoc mam).
If you enjoy spicy flavours, add some chilli to suit your own taste.
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 1 spring onion (scallion) and ½ garlic clove and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
Set aside.
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 208 ml 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.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 40 RDI=20 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 880 RDI=40 % | 3,700 RDI: 40 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 210 RDI=10 % | 900 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=8 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 440 RDI=20 % | 1,850 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 people : 3.40 €
- Per person : 1.70 €
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