Cashew Chicken And Asparagus Stir Fry Recipes

Steps:

• Freeze the chicken breasts for 20 to 30 minutes and then thinly slice the chicken against the grain into strips. Toss the strips with about half the garlic and ginger, the soy sauce, sugar, 1 teaspoon of the cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and the sherry in a bowl. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes. Mix the remaining cornstarch with the broth.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the asparagus, scallions, remaining garlic, ginger, 1/4 cup of water, and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir-fry until the asparagus is bright green but still crisp, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Heat the same skillet until very hot, then add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add the chicken and stir-fry until it loses its raw color and gets a little brown, about 3 minutes. Return the asparagus to the pan and toss to heat through. Stir in the reserved cornstarch mixture and bring to a full boil to thicken. Mound the stir-fry on a serving platter or divide among 4 plates; serve with rice.

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute the asparagus, onions and red pepper in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Combine the cornstarch, broth, soy sauce and ginger until blended; gradually stir into the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Reduce heat; add cashews and sesame oil. Cook 2 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and sesame oil in a wok over low to medium heat. Add ginger, and stir-fry until slightly brown. Add asparagus, and stir-fry for a few minutes before adding soy sauce and cashews. Cook until asparagus is tender but still crisp and bright green, stirring frequently.

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of broth. Meanwhile, combine the cornstarch, soy sauce, ginger and remaining broth until smooth; set aside. , Add chicken to the skillet; stir-fry over medium heat until no longer pink, about 3-5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm. , Add garlic, carrots and celery to skillet; stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add broccoli and peas; stir-fry for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir broth mixture; add to the skillet with the chicken. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in cashews. Serve over rice if desired.

Steps:

• Cook or reheat brown rice according to package directions.
• In small bowl, combine soy sauce and cornstarch. Stir in remaining sauce ingredients; set aside.
• Heat a wok or large heavy skillet over high temperature; when very hot, add the oil ("Hot wok, cold oil, food won't stick!").
• Add the asparagus, scallions, pepper, and garlic and stirfy until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Stir the sauce mixture again, then pour it over the vegetables and stir until it is thickened and bubbly.
• Reduce heat; add cashews and stir.
• Cover and cook 1 minute, until cashews are heated through.
• Garnish with mandarin orange sections and/or toasted sesame seeds, and serve over cooked rice.
• Note: 3-4 cups broccoli florets may be substituted for asparagus, if desired.

Steps:

• Place asparagus in a steamer basket; place in a saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and keep warm. , In a small bowl, combine 1 teaspoon cornstarch and egg white until smooth; add chicken and toss to coat. In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in oil for 4-5 minutes or until no longer pink. , Place the remaining cornstarch in a small bowl; stir in the sherry or broth, soy sauce and sugar until smooth. Gradually add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in the cashews, onions and asparagus. Serve over rice.

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together the first three ingredients and add chicken; coat well and set aside.
• In another small bowl, mix the cooking sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Place a wok over medium-high heat; when wok is hot, add 2 tablespoons of the oil. When oil is hot, add the cashews and stir until browned (about 1 minute). Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the chicken mixture and stir-fry until meat is no longer pink in the center (about 3 minutes). Remove from wok and set aside.
• Pour the remaining tablespoon oil into the wok. When the oil is hot, add the bell peppers, onion, asparagus and ginger; stir-fry until the pepper is crisp-tender to the bite (about 4 minutes).
• Return the chicken to the wok. Stir cooking sauce to blend and add to wok; stir until bubbly and sauce has thickened. Stir in the cashews and immediately serve over the rice.

Steps:

• Whisk the oyster sauce, chicken broth, sherry, cornstarch, brown sugar, sesame oil and garlic in a small bowl.
• Heat a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet and heat until shimmering. Add the asparagus, season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Remove the asparagus to a large plate.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the skillet until shimmering. Add the chicken and cook, stirring halfway through, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the oyster sauce mixture and simmer until it thickens slightly, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the asparagus and toss to coat in the sauce; season with salt. Serve with the brown rice.

Steps:

• Cut off the tough ends of the asparagus, and then slice diagonally into 2-3 pieces.
• Heat the oil together in a large skillet or wok over medium high heat.
• Add the ginger and stir fry for 1 minute.
• Add the asparagus and stir fry until tender but still a tiny bit crisp, 4-5 minutes. Stir in the cashews and soy sauce.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat the oil and add add the cabbage, soy sauce, jam and red pepper flake.
• Cook on high 3-5 minutes until cabbage has started to wilt.
• Add the chicken, ginger, asparagus and bell pepper.
• Cook on high heat the entire time and stop once the asparagus is slightly tender, about 10 minutes.
• Serve with white or brown rice.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and broth until smooth. Stir in soy sauce and sugar; set aside. In a wok or large skillet, heat oil; add garlic. Cook and stir until lightly browned, about 1 minute; discard garlic., Stir-fry the asparagus, onions, red pepper and carrot until crisp-tender, 15-20 minutes. Add beef and heat through. Stir reserved sauce; add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with cashews. Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Generously season chicken with 5-spice and chiles. Saute in a teaspoon of each oil for 5 minutes in a wok.
• Add garlic and ginger 1/2 way through cooking chiken.
• Once chicken is cooked add bok choi, onion, carrot, mushroons and water chestnuts with 1/2 chicken broth and 1/2 hoisin sauce. Close lid for 2 minutes.
• Add snowpeas and leafy part of bok choi. Add remaining chicken broth and hoisin sauce. Close lid for 2 more minutes.
• Thicken with cornstarch slurry to desired thickness. Add cashews and green onion just before serving with hot rice.

Steps:

• Cut the chicken in one-inch cubes. Beat the egg white lightly and mix it with half the cornstarch and salt to form a smooth paste. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mix the rice wine, soy sauce, stock and remaining cornstarch to form a smooth paste.
• Toss the chicken into the egg white-cornstarch mixture. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet. Fry the chicken cubes until golden and remove with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Pour off the oil, leaving about one tablespoon in the wok.
• Add the garlic, ginger and scallions and stir-fry for one minute. Add the asparagus and stir-fry for two minutes, or until bright green. Add the chicken and chili paste and mix thoroughly. Add the rice wine mixture and stir well. Just before removing from heat, stir in the sesame oil. Sprinkle with coriander and serve.