Description
A delicious and flavorful Thai Cashew Chicken recipe with tender chicken, crunchy cashews, and a perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy flavors. This easy-to-make dish is sure to become a favorite for weeknight dinners or entertaining guests.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 500 g boneless chicken (cut in 3cm cubes)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 3 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
For Stir-Fry:
- 3 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 tbsp ginger (sliced)
- 1 stalk lemongrass (white part chopped)
- 1 fresh red chili (sliced)
- 4–5 dried red chilies
- 2 spring onion (white part sliced and green part cut in 1 cm lengths)
- 1 yellow onion (cut in thick slices)
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup roasted cashew nuts (unsalted)
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)
Instructions
- Prepare Sauce: Stir all the sauce ingredients together and set aside.
- Marinate Chicken: Mix salt, soy sauce, and cornflour with chicken. Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Cook Chicken: Fry marinated chicken in hot oil until cooked and golden. Remove and set aside.
- Sauté Aromatics: In the same pan, sauté ginger and garlic. Add dried red chili, fresh red chili, lemongrass, onion, and spring onion. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Combine Ingredients: Add the cooked chicken back to the pan. Pour in the sauce and let it thicken on low heat.
- Finish Dish: Turn off heat and mix in cashew nuts and green spring onion. Garnish with extra red chili before serving with rice.
Notes
- For lemongrass, use the white part only and bruise it before chopping.
- Adjust the amount of fresh red chili based on spice preference.
- Chicken stock can be substituted with water.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380 kcal
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: Thai Cashew Chicken, Cashew Chicken Recipe, Thai Stir-Fry, Asian Chicken Dish
