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Thai Chicken with Cashew Nuts

By: Shane Faz 
"A spicy, Thai style chicken dish with flavours of cashews, spring onions, and soy sauce. Serve over rice."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 2.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 4 ounces raw cashew nuts
  • 2 fresh hot chile peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 1 1/8 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 5 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 5 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped

Directions

  1. Heat sesame oil in a wok, and add cashews. Once brown, transfer cashews to a bowl. Set aside.
  2. Add chile peppers to wok, and sir fry for 20 seconds. Stir in chicken, and season with pepper and salt to taste. Cook chicken until no longer pink. Stir in soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
  3. Stir in cashews and green onions, and stir fry for 2 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 443 | Total Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 78mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2007 by laura.j   view full review
This was absolutely spectacular it tasted great and we all loved it. The problem that people...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2003 by MEGHEN   view full review
I thought this dish had potential but was way too salty. Next time I will cut back on the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by LISASNOW   view full review
I thought this was going to be so good as I was making it, but it was incredibly salty. In...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2007 by Cal   view full review
I wish I'd read the reviews before making this recipe. It was way way too salty I would cut...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2006 by SarahJ   view full review
I haven't made this recipe yet, but I think if you'd exchange the soy sauce for oyster sauce,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 2.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2005 by Garner   view full review
I thought this was okay But I added some Mustard and Butter to it and I thought it was'nt bad...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 6, 2011 by Julie S.   view full review
too salty

 

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