Cashew Chicken (腰果鸡丁) Recipe

cashews

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Almonds provide a similar crunch with less fat.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free while liquid aminos is often less expensive.

Cut chicken breast (or thigh) into 2/3-inch pieces.

Marinate chicken with Shaoxing wine, salt, and cornstarch.

Prepare the sauce by mixing oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, Chinkiang vinegar, chicken stock, sugar, cornstarch, sesame oil, and white pepper powder.

Heat peanut oil in a pan over high heat.

Add marinated chicken and stir-fry until cooked through.

Add garlic and ginger, stir-frying until fragrant.

Add diced bell pepper and stir-fry until tender.

Add the prepared sauce and stir to combine.

Add roasted cashews and stir-fry to heat through.

Garnish with chopped green onions before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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