Chinese Cashew Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• *Hoisin sauce is available in Asian markets.
• It's made with beans, flour, garlic, etc.
• This is the stuff they serve with mu shu pork that they call plum sauce.
• It is, in fact not plum sauce and doesn't look or taste anything like plum sauce.
• Marinade (10- 20 minutes).
• Sub other vegetables if you want.
• Heat the oil in wok; carefully add chicken and stir unti just cooked.
• (This shouldn't take more than 90 seconds to two minutes).
• Remove to a sieve and let the oil drain into a bowl.
• Reheat the wok and add a tablespoon or two of the oil.
• Stir fry the vegetables until just cooked.
• Return chicken; stir in hoisin adding a little chicken stock if too dry.
• Stir in nuts& sesame oil.
• Serve immediately with steamed rice.
• Note: this dish doesn't have a lot of gravy, just the hoisin that coats the chicken and vegetables.

Steps:

• Cube chicken into bite size pieces and place in a medium size mixing bowl.
• Add the salt, rice cooking wine, ginger and cornstarch to the chicken cubes, using a fork to mix it in and adding the cornstarch last, mix again. Cover and marinate the chicken for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Prepare the sauce ingredients while the chicken is marinating. In a small size mixing bowl, mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Finely mince the garlic. Wash and slice the green onions on the diagonal into 1-inch pieces, chop the broccoli, slice the celery, carrots, onions and drain the sliced water chestnuts.
• Roast the cashews in a heavy skillet over medium heat, shaking the pan continuously so that the nuts do not burn. Roast for about 5 minutes, or until the cashews are lightly browned. Remove from the pan and let cool completely.
• Heat the wok or large size skillet over medium-high to high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic. Stir-fry until aromatic (about 30 seconds). Add the coated chicken cubes. Stir-fry until they change color (about 5 to 7 minutes) and are cooked through. Remove from the wok or frying pan, keep warm.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil to the same wok or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the stir-frying vegetables. Stir-fry until crunchy-tender (about 5 to 6 minutes), then push up to the sides of the pan. Add the sauce and the chicken. Heat everything through and then fold all together to completely coat with sauce. Serve the chicken and vegetables over prepared rice (Jasmine rice is the best) and the roasted cashews on top as a tasty garnish.
• Makes 4 servings.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the vinegar, brown sugar, oyster sauce, sesame oil, 1/4 cup of the soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of the ginger. Set aside.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and saute until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
• In the same skillet, stir-fry the garlic, bell peppers and remaining 2 tablespoons ginger, keeping them crisp-tender. Deglaze the skillet with the sherry and scrape up any brown bits. Add the reserved soy mixture and cook until the mixture boils, about 1 minute. Whisk together the cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup soy in a small bowl, then stir the slurry into the skillet. Add the cashews and water chestnuts. Add 1/4 cup water to thin the sauce. Cook for another minute.
• Serve garnished with the scallions and cilantro.

Steps:

• Heat your wok over a medium heat and toast your cashews then remove and set to one side.
• Add some oil to the pan and cook the chicken.
• Remove the chicken when browned and then add the broccoli florets to cook. After 5 minutes add the pepper.
• Cook the noodles to the packets instructions.
• Combine your sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
• Add the chicken back to the pan with the cashews and garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute.
• Once the noodles are cooked, drain them and add them to the wok. Then pour your sauce over the woks contents and allow to heat. The sauce will coat all of the ingredients with a lovely shine. Continue to cook for a couple of minutes to ensure everything is cooked through.

Steps:

• Cut the boned chicken breasts lengthwise into 1/2" strips, then cut the strips crosswise to make 1/2" squares.
• Place the diced chicken in a bowl and marinate with egg white, cornstarch and soy sauce. Let stand for at least 30 minutes.
• Fry cashew nuts on medium low heat, until they are lightly brown. Be careful not to let them burn.
• Stir-fry diced chicken briskly in oil, for about 1 minute (300 degrees). Remove the chicken and drain off oil from frying pan.
• Heat tablespoon oil to fry ginger, red pepper and green onion; add chicken, stir quickly. Next add the seasoning sauce, stir until thickened and heated thoroughly; turn off heat. Add the cashew nut mix just before serving.

Steps:

• Combine Catsup, soy sauce, salt,Worcestershire Sauce, sugar, sesame oil, cayenne pepper, and chicken broth and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine cornstarch, sugar, and salt.
• Toss the chicken with cornstarch mixture.
• Heat a wok or frying pan to a high heat and add cooking oil.
• When oil is hot add chicken.
• Add gingeroot, garlic and onion.
• Stir fry mixture until chicken is cooked through and opaque.
• Add bell pepper and carrots, stir fry until tender crisp about 2-3 minutes, then add snow peas.
• Continue to stir fry until tender crisp.
• Add catsup/soysauce mixture to chicken and vegetables and cook until it comes to a boil.
• Add the cashews and serve immediately over a bed of white rice.

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a bowl with the egg white, sesame oil, cornflour and 1 tsp salt, and mix well. Chill for 20 mins.
• If you are using oil for velveting the chicken, heat a wok until very hot and then add the oil. When it is very hot, remove the wok from the heat and immediately add the chicken, stirring vigorously to prevent it sticking. After about 2 mins, when the chicken turns white, quickly drain it and all of the oil into a stainless steel colander set over a bowl. Discard the oil. If you are using water instead of oil, do exactly the same but bring the water to the boil in a saucepan before adding the chicken. It will take about 4 mins for the chicken to turn white in the water.
• If you have used a wok, wipe it clean. Heat it until it is very hot, then add the 2 tsp of groundnut oil. Add the cashew nuts and stir-fry for 1 min. Add the rice wine or dry Sherry and soy sauce. Return the chicken to the wok and stir-fry for 2 mins. Scatter over the spring onions and serve immediately.

Steps:

• make cooking sauce and place on side.
• prepare marinade, add chicken, stir to coat.
• heat wok over medium high heat.
• When wok is hot, add 3 tblsp oil.
• when oil is hot, add cashews and stir fry until brown-- BE CAREFUL, CASHEWS COOK QUICKLY, about 1/2 minute.
• Remove cashews with slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add chicken mixture and stir fry until meat is no longer pink in center-- about 3/5 minutes.
• remove from wok and set aside.
• Pour remaining oil into wok.
• When oil is hot, add bell peppers, onion, and ginger, and stir fry until pepper is tender crisp to bite-- about 4 minutes.
• Add pea pods and mushrooms, stir fry about 1 minute.
• Add baby corn, stir fry 1/2 minute.
• Return chicken to wok.
• Stir cooking sauce and pour into wok.
• Stir until sauce boils and thickens.
• Stir in cashews.
• Serve over rice.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss chicken with cornstarch until chicken is coated; season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Cook half the chicken, tossing often, until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add remaining oil and chicken to skillet along with the garlic and white parts of scallions. Cook, tossing often, until chicken is browned, about 3 minutes. Return first batch of chicken to pan. Add vinegar; cook until evaporated, about 30 seconds.
• Add hoisin sauce and 1/4 cup water; cook, tossing, until chicken is cooked through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in scallion greens and cashews. Serve immediately over white rice, if desired.

Steps:

• Stove Top Directions:.
• In a large pot, melt butter. Add soup, soy sauce and sesame oil. Stir well to combine.
• Add bean sprouts, chicken, celery, onion, and mushrooms; mix well.
• Cover and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally for about 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.
• Crock Pot Directions:.
• Combine bean sprouts, chicken, soup, celery, onion, mushrooms, butter and soy sauce in a slow cooker; mix well.
• Cover; cook on Low for 4 to 6 hours.
• Stir in cashews just before serving. Serve over rice and sprinkle with crisp rice noodles.