Vietnamese Chicken With Cashew Nuts Recipes

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN WITH CASHEW NUTS

Steps:

• Stir-fry the chilies in the 1/2 tsp oil until translucent. Set aside.
• Add another 1/2 tsp oil and stir-fry the garlic until just golden.
• Add the the rest of the oil with the chicken, sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce and stir-fry until the chicken begins to brown.
• Lower the heat and add the chicken broth. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• When the chicken is cooked, add the cashew nuts, lemon grass, shallots, mushrooms, and cooked chilies and stir 3 gently more minutes.
• Remove from heat and serve.

VIETNAMESE CHICKEN WITH LEMONGRASS AND CASHEWS

Steps:

• In a bowl add the sugar, oyster sauce, fish sauce and chicken stock.
• Heat a wok and add a little oil, once sizzling add the dried chillies, followed by the garlic.
• Slice chicken into 1 inch cubes. Add the chicken slices in small amounts and stir fry until golden. Remove chicken from wok.
• In the empty wok, add the cashew nuts and stir fry, followed by the lemon grass. Add the bowl of sauces then the chicken. Stir fry until all the sauces are covering the chicken, Add the remaining ingredients including the spring onions and stir fry a further minute.
• Serve at once, with some steamed rice.

CASHEW NUT CHICKEN

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.

FRIED CHICKEN WITH CASHEW NUTS

Steps:

• Put the 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or pan and over a low head add the cashew nuts and keep stirring until they become golden brown in colour.
• Don't look away as they burn in a flash!
• Remove from oil and set aside.
• Using the same pan add the rest of the oil, add the chopped garlic, when golden add the chicken and onion - stir-fry for about 10 minutes.
• Add all the sauce ingredients to the chicken mixture (a few spoons of water may be added at this stage - if you wish, taste the sauce).
• Add the cashew nuts, stir-fry for about 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and serve garnished with the sliced chilli and spring onion.
• Serve with rice.
• NOTE: You can also prepare this dish using pork or tofu instead of the chicken.