Cashew Chicken Delight Recipes

CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Set aside.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat and add the chicken in a single layer. Sprinkle with a small amount of salt, then leave it alone for at least a couple of minutes to give the chicken a chance to brown. When the chicken has turned golden, stir it around so that it can brown on all sides. Throw in the garlic and ginger and stir to combine. Stir in the bell pepper and let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• While the pan is still hot, pour in the sherry. Stir it around, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen all the flavorful bits. Turn the heat to medium-low and pour in the sauce mixture, then mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup water to make a slurry and pour it in. Stir the sauce for 1 to 2 minutes to thicken, then add the water chestnuts and cashews and stir to coat everything with the sauce, adding a splash of water if the sauce is too thick.
• Finally, sprinkle on the green onions. Serve with cooked rice or noodles.

CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, sherry, sesame oil and garlic powder. Pour half into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade. , Discard marinade from chicken. In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry chicken in canola oil for 2-3 minutes or until no longer pink. With a slotted spoon, remove chicken and set aside. , In the same skillet, stir-fry broccoli and carrots for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Combine the cornstarch, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger and reserved marinade until smooth; gradually stir into vegetables. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cashews and chicken; heat through. Serve with rice.

CASHEW CHICKEN

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.

CASHEW CHICKEN

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.

CHICKEN DELIGHT

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine soup, sour cream, milk, chicken, and 1-1/4 cups cheese.
• Spread three-fourths of mixture in a greased baking dish.
• Sprinkle hash browns over top and press lightly.
• Spread remaining soup mixture over top.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese and potato chips.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or till bubbly.
• Sprinkle onions over top and bake 5-7 minutes or till lightly browned.
• Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving.

CASHEW CHICKEN II

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Saute chicken until it turns white, then season with salt and pepper and add broth, soy sauce, celery, bamboo shoots and water chestnuts. Cover skillet, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Beat cornstarch and water together in a small bowl, then blend into skillet mixture and heat through until thick and bubbly. Sprinkle with cashews and serve.

CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, batter ingredients and 2 tablespoons water. Mix them by hand until the dry ingredients are evenly distributed.
• In a separate medium bowl, sift together the breading ingredients.
• Working with one piece of chicken at a time, drop each battered piece into the breading and lightly toss it to coat. (Do not press the breading onto the chicken.) Shake the excess breading off, then place the breaded chicken onto a wire rack-lined baking sheet, leaving space between each piece.
• Heat the oil in a large wok or skillet to 325 degrees. Gently drop the chicken into the oil one piece at a time, spacing them out evenly. Let them fry, undisturbed, for 7 to 8 minutes, until the pieces are deeply golden brown, then remove them with a spider or slotted spoon and transfer to a paper towel-lined tray to drain.
• Turn off the heat and carefully pour out oil into a heatproof container or pot to discard once it cools. Carefully scrape out any specks from the wok or pan with a paper towel held by tongs. Do not rinse the wok.
• Heat the wok over medium-high. Add the onion, carrot, celery, water chestnuts, mushrooms and garlic. Stir-fry until the garlic and celery become aromatic, about 2 minutes.
• Push the vegetables to one side of the wok. Add the sugar to the center of the wok and don't stir it for several seconds, to encourage it to caramelize a little. Then add the soy sauce and oyster sauce, and stir until the sugar has dissolved into the liquids. Toss the vegetables into the sauce. Let the sauce come up to a full boil and stir occasionally for 2 minutes, allowing it to slightly reduce and thicken.
• Stir in the fried chicken and cashews. Give the cornstarch-slurry a stir and add it to the sauce, stirring as it thickens. Remove from heat.
• Stir in the sesame oil and MSG (if using), and transfer to a serving platter. Serve with rice, if desired.

CASHEW NUT DELIGHT

Steps:

• Mix cashewnut powder, sugar and cardamom powder with little milk mixed with saffron.
• Make heart shapes out of the above dough.
• Put it between 2 butter papers.
• Now put all the delights in a frying pan on very slow flame.
• After 3 hours, remove the butter paper and enjoy the delights!

TVP AND CASHEW BBQ, VEGAN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Put oil and vegetables into 2 quart saucepan.
• Saute until veggies begin to wilt and add the TVP, and enough water to prevent sticking.
• Stir and add water until TVP begins to swell, and add the BBQ sauce.
• Stir often and add more water as needed.
• Taste and add mustard, hot sauce, and pepper as you choose.
• When satisfied with basic flavor, add the cashews.
• Do not salt until you taste again.
• Serve on buns.

CHICKEN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Pour one cup of rice, cream soup, and milk in the bottom of a 9x13 pan (with a lid), lay chicken on top, sprinkle with onion soup mix, make stuffing as directed on box and put on top of the onion soup mix. Cover with lid (or foil) and cook at 350 for 1 and 1/2 hours.

THAI CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a resealable plastic bag, mix the soy sauce, fish sauce, hot pepper sauce, garlic, and ginger. Place the chicken in the bag, seal, and marinate at least 2 hours in the refrigerator.
• In a medium saucepan, bring the jasmine rice and 2 cups water to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar until dissolved. Stir in the onion, and cook about 5 minutes, until tender. Reserving the marinade mixture, place the chicken into the skillet, and cook about 10 minutes, until browned.
• Stir the reserved marinade and 3/4 cup water into the skillet, and bring to a boil. Continue to cook and stir 10 minutes, or until the chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Thoroughly blend in the peanut butter. Serve over the jasmine rice with a sprinkling of cashews.

ITALIAN CHICKEN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Dip chicken into beaten egg, coating well, then roll in bread crumbs.
• Brown in olive oil.
• Drain chicken and place in casserole dish in a single layer.
• Using olive oil left in skillet, add tomato sauce, salt, pepper, butter, basil, and garlic powder.
• Simmer and pour over chicken.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, uncover, top with triangles of mozzarella cheese and return to oven for 10 minutes.
• Serve.

CASHEW CHICKEN DELIGHT

Steps:

• Tenderize and cut chicken into one inch pieces. Marinade in oyster sauce overnight. Cook rice until done yielding 3 cups cooked. Saute chicken and marinade in one Tablespoon olive oil until done. Thinly slice garlic and julienne carrots. Saute in olive oil for 5 minutes. Add broccoli and peppers and cook 7 minutes more. Drain bamboo shoots and water chestnuts, rinse thoroughly and add to vegetable mixture. Add seasonings and chicken and heat through. When ready to serve, toss in cashews, evenly distributing. Serve equal portions over 1/2 cup rice. Did in peanut sauce or season with soy sauce to taste. Enjoy!