Chinese Cashew Chicken

Name: Chinese Cashew Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 lb / 500g chicken breast or thigh fillets, cut into 1”/2.5m pieces; 2 tsp baking soda (bi-carb soda – NOT baking powder); 5 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp Chinese rice wine (shaoxing wine) or dry sherry; 3 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tsp sesame oil; Dash of white pepper; 1 tbsp cornstarch / cornflour; 4 tbsp water; 2 tbsp peanut oil (or vegetabe oil); 2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped; 1/2 onion (yellow, brown or white), chopped into 1cm/1/3” pieces; 1 small green bell pepper (capsicum), chopped into 1cm/1/3” pieces; 1/2 cup roasted cashews (salted or unsalted)

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"The soft, creamy crunch of cashews is a perfect combination with the chicken which is tenderized using the method that Chinese restaurants use called “velveting”. I make this quite saucy – saucier than most recipes you will find. The stir fry sauce is a very classic recipe...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 lb / 500g chicken breast or thigh fillets, cut into 1”/2.5m pieces

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2 tsp baking soda (bi-carb soda – NOT baking powder)

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5 tbsp soy sauce

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3 tbsp Chinese rice wine (shaoxing wine) or dry sherry

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3 tbsp oyster sauce

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2 tsp sesame oil

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Dash of white pepper

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1 tbsp cornstarch / cornflour

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4 tbsp water

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2 tbsp peanut oil (or vegetabe oil)

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2 garlic cloves, very finely chopped

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1/2 onion (yellow, brown or white), chopped into 1cm/1/3” pieces

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1 small green bell pepper (capsicum), chopped into 1cm/1/3” pieces

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1/2 cup roasted cashews (salted or unsalted)

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