TAKEOUT STYLE CASHEW CHICKEN | THAI CASHEW CHICKEN STIR FRY | CASHEW CHICKEN RECIPE

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: hoisin sauce

Soy sauce is lower in calories and provides a similar umami flavor.

cashews

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Peanuts are more affordable and still add a nice crunch.

Take boneless thigh pieces, pat dry and cut them into 1/2 thick by 2 inch long strips.

Add salt and crushed pepper to the chicken and set aside for 15 mins.

To prepare the sauce, add oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, and water in a bowl. Stir it well to mix uniformly and whisk it well.

Chop the ginger, garlic, spring onion white and spring onion greens.

Heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a wok and add the marinated chicken pieces. Spread the pieces for it to get the heat and fry on medium heat for 4-5 mins till browned. Remove and set aside.

Add 1 tbsp oil to the wok and heat.

Add the fine chopped garlic, ginger and spring onion whites, stir fry on high heat for 1 min.

Add the fried chicken pieces and mix it well, stir fry for 1 min.

Add the roasted cashews and stir fry for 1 min.

Add the rest of the sauce, mix and stir fry on medium heat for 1-2 mins till the chicken becomes brown and begins to thicken.

Garnish with cut spring onion greens and sliced Thai red chillies, mix and stir fry for around 1 minute.

Serve hot after garnishing with some more spring onion greens.

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