Cashew Chicken is full of tender, browned pieces of chicken, celery, and lots of cashews in a super flavorful sauce. Tastes just like take-out, only better.
Course Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine Asian
Keyword chicken
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 12 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
1 1/2pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts,cut into 3/4-inch pieces
6green onions,white parts sliced thin and green parts sliced into 1-inch pieces
2garlic cloves,minced
1teaspoonminced fresh ginger
1/2teaspooncrushed red pepper flakes
white rice for serving
Instructions
In a medium bowl, stir together chicken, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, cornstarch, sherry, and sesame oil. Set aside.
In a small bowl, stir together hoisin sauce, water, vinegar, and remaining 3 tablespoons soy sauce. Set aside.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet until hot. Add cashews and cook stirring constantly until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Reheat oil in the skillet until very hot. Add chicken mixture. Cook, stirring frequently until about halfway cooked.
Add the celery, white parts of green onions, garlic, ginger, and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir fry for 2 minutes.
Add hoisin mixture and cook for 1 to 3 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove from heat and stir in green parts of green onions and cashews.
Serve over rice.
Notes
Have all your ingredients measured and ready to go before you start cooking the chicken.