Ellens Cashew Chicken Food

CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the vinegar, brown sugar, oyster sauce, sesame oil, 1/4 cup of the soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of the ginger. Set aside.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and saute until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
• In the same skillet, stir-fry the garlic, bell peppers and remaining 2 tablespoons ginger, keeping them crisp-tender. Deglaze the skillet with the sherry and scrape up any brown bits. Add the reserved soy mixture and cook until the mixture boils, about 1 minute. Whisk together the cornstarch and remaining 1/4 cup soy in a small bowl, then stir the slurry into the skillet. Add the cashews and water chestnuts. Add 1/4 cup water to thin the sauce. Cook for another minute.
• Serve garnished with the scallions and cilantro.

CASHEW CHICKEN WITH SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• Cook the rice as the label directs. Set aside off the heat, 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
• Meanwhile, toss the chicken with 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 teaspoons soy sauce in a large bowl; set aside 5 minutes. Stir together the hoisin sauce, remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce, the vinegar, sugar, ginger, garlic, remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water in a separate bowl until smooth; set aside.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken in a single layer and cook, stirring once or twice, until golden and almost fully cooked through, 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate, leaving any drippings behind. Add the snap peas to the skillet and cook until bright green, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the cashews to lightly toast, about 1 minute.
• Return the chicken to the skillet and pour in the hoisin sauce mixture. Cook, stirring, until the sauce thickens slightly and coats the chicken and vegetables, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Divide the rice among plates or shallow bowls. Top with the chicken mixture and sauce.

CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put the chicken in a bowl with the egg white, sesame oil, cornflour and 1 tsp salt, and mix well. Chill for 20 mins.
• If you are using oil for velveting the chicken, heat a wok until very hot and then add the oil. When it is very hot, remove the wok from the heat and immediately add the chicken, stirring vigorously to prevent it sticking. After about 2 mins, when the chicken turns white, quickly drain it and all of the oil into a stainless steel colander set over a bowl. Discard the oil. If you are using water instead of oil, do exactly the same but bring the water to the boil in a saucepan before adding the chicken. It will take about 4 mins for the chicken to turn white in the water.
• If you have used a wok, wipe it clean. Heat it until it is very hot, then add the 2 tsp of groundnut oil. Add the cashew nuts and stir-fry for 1 min. Add the rice wine or dry Sherry and soy sauce. Return the chicken to the wok and stir-fry for 2 mins. Scatter over the spring onions and serve immediately.

CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, white pepper, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil. Set aside.
• In a large, deep skillet or wok, over medium high, heat the vegetable oil until shimmering. Add the chicken and stir fry till lightly browned, 2 or 3 minutes. It should not be completely cooked through yet.
• Add the green peppers, onion and fresh ginger. Stir fry till the chicken is cooked through and the onions are translucent, about 5 or 6 minutes.
• Stir in the sauce and cashews. Enjoy!

CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir together marinade ingredients.
• Add chicken.
• Let sit for 1 to several hours.
• Flour chicken well.
• Stir together eggs, milk,salt, and pepper.
• Place chicken pieces in egg mixture, then roll in flour again.
• The flour/egg/flour process can be messy but its important.
• Fortunately, it doesn't have to be precise.
• Try shaking the chicken in a bag or using a big fork to stir it all around.
• The chicken can and probably should sit in the flour and/or egg for a few minutes while the sauce and rice are started.
• Make sauce by combining all the ingredients together and heat to boiling.
• Thicken with cornstarch.
• I do this by putting about 1/4 c cornstarch in a cup, then stirring in 1-2 tablespoons of sauce at a time into the cornstarch.
• When it is smooth and pourable, I whisk it into the boiling sauce.
• Allow to cook while frying the chicken.
• Fry chicken pieces in oil.
• Serve chicken over rice, cover with sauce, and garnish with onions and cashews.

CASHEW CHICKEN (MICROWAVE)

Steps:

• Microwave oil on high for 3 minutes in a 2 or 3 qt microwavable dish.
• Mix raw chicken chunks, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger, garlic and sherry in separate bowl to marinate flavors.
• After oil is hot, add the chicken to the oil.
• Cover with saran wrap and microwave on high for 3 1/2 minutes.
• Add peapods and cashews.
• Microwave for 2-3 more minutes.
• Serve over rice.

ELLEN'S STIR-FRY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken pieces in 2 Tbsp. soy sauce in a deep bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Remove chicken and drain on paper towels.
• Dissolve the cornstarch in the chicken broth and stir in the remaining 1 Tbsp. soy sauce, ginger, and hot sauce; set aside.
• Heat half of the oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Stir in the chicken; cook and stir until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Remove the chicken from the skillet or wok and set aside.
• Pour the remaining tablespoon of oil into the wok/skillet and stir in the onion, broccoli, and water chestnuts. Cook and stir until the chestnuts are hot and the onion has softened, about 5 minutes more.
• Stir up the sauce to redistribute the cornstarch, then pour into the mixture and bring to a boil. If if appears too thick, just add water to desired consistency. Add the reserved chicken and stir until the sauce thickens, and the chicken is hot. Stir in cashews and serve over rice.