Cashew Chicken

Cashew Chicken

Tender chicken, crunchy cashews, and roasted veggies make for a delicious dinner.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Servings 8

Ingredients

  

• 2 lbs chicken thighs cut into 1-inch cubes
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 bell peppers sliced into strips
• ½ cup cashews whole
• 1 onion halved and sliced
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• Sauce
• ¼ cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tbsp mirin
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

 

• Stir together ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and set aside.
• Salt/pepper the chicken pieces and toss with corn starch. In a wok with vegetable oil and 1 tsp sesame oil, saute the chicken (preferably in batches) until browned and cooked throughout (no longer pink). Set aside.
• Add some more oil and add the onions and bell peppers. Saute on medium heat for about 5 minutes, adding the garlic in the last 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken, sauce, cashews and mix together. Saute everything together for a few more minutes or until the sauce has become sticky. Serve warm with rice.

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