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Preview: Chicken Cashew

by Dawn T in Rouxbe Videos

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Chicken Cashew

Preview: Chicken Cashew

by Dawn T in Rouxbe Videos

Delicious moist chicken with cashews, peppers, onions, garlic and a rich Asian-inspired sauce.

Serves
4
Active Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins

Step 1: Making the Sauce

Making the Sauce
  • 1/4 cup palm sugar - can substitute with brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 6 tbsp oyster sauce

For the sauce, roughly chop the palm sugar, combine with the fish sauce, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Bring to a gentle boil then set aside while you prepare your mise en place.

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Step 2: Preparing the Mise en Place

Preparing the Mise en Place
  • 1 small white onion
  • 1/2 cup long red Thai chilies (3 or 4)
  • 4 small green onions
  • 5 fresh garlic cloves
  • 2 single chicken breasts
  • 1 cup toasted unsalted cashews
  • 1 tbsp whiskey - can substitute with white wine (optional)
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil - can substitute with vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher salt (1/4 tsp table salt)

To prepare your mise en place, slice the onion into 3/4 inch pieces. Next roughly chop the garlic. Then slice the Thai chilies, green onions and chicken into 2 inch pieces.

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Step 3: Cooking and Finishing the Dish

Cooking and Finishing the Dish

To cook, heat a wok or large fry pan over medium high heat and add the oil.
Once the pan is hot add the chicken and sauté until half way cooked.

Next add the garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds.
Then add the onions and salt and sauté for another minute.

Next, add the chilies and let cook for a minute.
Now, add the green onions, sauce and toss to coat.

To finish, add the cashew nuts and whiskey.
Taste for seasoning and serve immediately.

Notes

This is a great dish to make for a dinner party. All of the prep can be done ahead of time. You can whip it together in just 5 minutes.

If you can't find the long, red Thai chilies, substitute one small red pepper along with 1-2 minced serrano or thai chilies.

Comments

Refie Redzuan
I love this!

This Chicken Cashew is fabulous.. I love it.. If you don't wanna add whiskey/white wine.. you can just put in some sesame oil or/and maybe extra oyster sauce to make it darker.. This is delicious yo eat with Thai steamed rice.. Soft and tender chicken and yet you taste the crispy and sweetness of the vegetables and crunchy cashews! J'adore!

by Refie R | Oct 3, 2007 11:35pm
Dave Wei
Chicken Cashew

This is a very easy recipe. For even more tenderness and flavour, use boneless chicken thighs.

by Dave W | Oct 4, 2007 1:25pm
Mary-anne Durkee
Gai Pad Med Mamuang Himaphan

There is a traditional Thai dish that is similiar called Gai Pad Med Mamuang Himaphan. Of course the taste is different as you use Thai Oyster Sauce which has no msg and has a richer less salty taste.

Garnished with fresh mango shredds and served with steamed Thai Hom Mali Jasmine rice it is a perfect quick dinner.

This is sometimes served over just steamed spinach or water vegetable which is common in SE Asia and China.

by Mary-anne D | Oct 4, 2007 3:17pm
Ted Schleicher
Gai Pad Med Mamuang Himaphan ....chiles

Buy very fresh green serranos and let them ripen....they become red. Just a bit less fresh but you have red!

by Ted S | Oct 5, 2007 11:27pm
Ted Schleicher
Gai Pad Med Mamuang Himaphan ....chiles

Buy very fresh green serranos and let them ripen....they become red. Just a bit less fresh but you have red!

by Ted S | Oct 5, 2007 11:27pm
Ted Schleicher
Gai Pad Med Mamuang Himaphan ....chiles

Sorry dupe send! Im also thinking , reduce fish sauce and add.....ferm. black beans and it becomes chinese. Gives great depth ..visual and taste.

by Ted S | Oct 5, 2007 11:28pm
Mary-anne Durkee
chiles

Yellow bean sauce is also great!

Serranos ripe and Thai Dragons and Bird Eye chiles are some of my favs. I have about 40 varieties this year in the garden. Red Savinas are fun too minced in honey.

by Mary-anne D | Oct 5, 2007 11:57pm
Shanshan G
a great recipe that you don't want to miss

Very easy to make and tastes great!!!

by Shanshan G | Oct 7, 2007 3:43am
Mia Van der kop
Holy crap this rocked the casbah!

This was superb! Due to my innability to ever follow a recipe exactly, I ended us using a big squirt of agave nector instead of palm sugar since I didn't have any palm sugar and I also cut out the salt as I find soy and oyster sauce is salty enough on their own. this recipe was totally easy and totally yum.

by Mia V | Oct 18, 2007 10:44pm
Valerie Jones
ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC!

Let me start by saying, I am not a great cook. This recipe was SO easy to make and has an outstanding flavor. I will definatly make it again.

by Valerie J | Apr 10, 2008 1:03pm
Monique Goit
Delicious!

Extremely simple recipe. Great flavor.
Did not add the salt required at the onions stage, as soy sauce and oyster sauce are already quick salty. Substituted the palm sugar with brown sugar. Delicious. I've added to my recipe book.

by Monique G | Apr 13, 2008 11:09pm

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