Bok Choy With Cashews Food

CASHEW CHICKEN WITH BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet or wok. Stir-fry the chicken, celery, red pepper, onion and garlic in stir-fry sauce until chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine the broth, sherry, cornstarch, salt and pepper until smooth. Stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Add bok choy; reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook until bok choy is tender, 5 minutes. Sprinkle with cashews. Serve with rice.

BABY BOK CHOY WITH CASHEWS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan on medium high heat. Add onions, garlic and ginger, stir together and cook for 1 minute. Then add bok choy. Sprinkle with sesame oil and a small pinch of salt. Cover, and let the baby bok choy cook down for approximately 3 minutes. (Like spinach, when cooked, the bok choy will wilt a bit.)
• Remove cover. Lower heat to low. Stir and let cook for a minute or two longer, until the bok choy is just cooked.
• Gently mix in cashews. Serve warm.

CASHEW-CRUSTED SALMON WITH BOK CHOY

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brush honey mustard all over salmon. Season both sides of salmon with onion flakes and black pepper. Place cashews in a shallow dish, add four of the salmon fillets and turn to coat.
• Place all salmon fillets in hot skillet and cook 3 minutes per side, until fork-tender.
• Heat remaining olive oil in separate large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Add bok choy and cook 2 minutes, until greens wilt but stalks are still crisp-tender. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Serve the cashew-crusted salmon with this meal and reserve 2 uncrusted fillets for another meal.

WILTED BOK CHOY WITH SOY SAUCE AND CASHEWS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bok choy and saute 3 minutes. Add soy sauce and red pepper flakes and cook 2 more minutes, until bok choy stalks are tender-crisp and leaves are wilted. Season, to taste, with salt and black pepper. Arrange bok choy on plates and top with cashews just before serving.

CASHEW CHICKEN AND BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, blend together chicken stock, sherry, soy sauce and cornstarch.
• If cashews are raw: Heat I Tbsp peanut oil in a large skillet.
• Add cashews and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer the nuts to a plate.
• Leave remaining oil in pan.
• If cashews are roasted and salted, skip to next step.
• Add 1 Tbsp peanut oil to pan.
• Add the white part of the green onions, the ginger, garlic and peppercorns.
• Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the sauce.
• Place chicken in a single layer in the skillet and season with salt and pepper.
• Arrange the bok choy in a layer over the chicken.
• Cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through and the bok choy is tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Thicken with additional mixture of cornstarch and cold water (1 tsp of each).
• Transfer the chicken, bok choy and sauce to serving platter.
• Garnish with the greens of onions, cashews and serve with steamed rice.

BABY BOK CHOY WITH YELLOW BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat a tablespoon each of grapeseed (or canola) oil and sesame oil in a large sauté pan on high heat. Add the chopped yellow peppers, green onion and garlic(add onions and garlic a min or two after the pepper) and cook, stirring occasionally until lightly browned. (Keep a watch so that the onions and garlic don't burn.).
• Lower the heat and add the bok choy. Stir to coat with the oil in the pan. Cook only until the bok choy has wilted. The thicker, whiter ends of the baby bok choy should still be somewhat crunchy. Season as and if desired.
• Serve immediately.

BOK CHOY WITH CASHEWS

Steps:

• Chop bok choy and set aside. If you haven't worked with bok choy before, see Anne Sainz's notes above.
• Coat large covered frying pan with oil.
• Add garlic, onion, mushrooms and vinegar.
• Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, adding small amounts of water if needed to prevent sticking.
• Add bok choy, sesame oil and soy sauce and cook uncovered, stirring frequently, until bok choy is tender crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Gently mix in cashews and serve.