The Best Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

Name: The Best Cashew Chicken Stir Fry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces; Chinese five spice powder; 2 dried Thai chiles, crushed; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 1 bok choy, chopped; 1 carrot, chopped; 1 medium onion, sliced; 1 cup snow peas; 1 cup button mushroom, quarterd; 0.5 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts; 1 chunk ginger (grated or chopped finely); 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 3 green onions; 3/4 cup whole unsalted cashews; 1 cup chicken broth; 1/4 cup hoisin sauce; 2 cups white rice, cooked; 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Submitted by Stir Fry Superfly

"A very simple but tasty stir fry good on rice or noodles."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 19
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
Chinese five spice powder
2 dried Thai chiles, crushed
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 bok choy, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 medium onion, sliced
1 cup snow peas
1 cup button mushroom, quarterd
0.5 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts
1 chunk ginger (grated or chopped finely)
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3 green onions
³⁄₄ cup whole unsalted cashews
1 cup chicken broth
¹⁄₄ cup hoisin sauce
2 cups white rice, cooked
2 teaspoons cornstarch

directions

Generously season chicken with 5-spice and chiles. Saute in a teaspoon of each oil for 5 minutes in a wok.
Add garlic and ginger 1/2 way through cooking chiken.
Once chicken is cooked add bok choi, onion, carrot, mushroons and water chestnuts with 1/2 chicken broth and 1/2 hoisin sauce. Close lid for 2 minutes.
Add snowpeas and leafy part of bok choi. Add remaining chicken broth and hoisin sauce. Close lid for 2 more minutes.
Thicken with cornstarch slurry to desired thickness. Add cashews and green onion just before serving with hot rice.

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Reviews

This was pretty good--definately better the 2nd day--reheated. I just felt like there was something missing--we couldn't put our finger on it. It was definately pretty--with all the different colors. I felt that I could have used a bit more direction on exactly HOW to cut the veggies--like for the carrots--i did matchsticks and that worked out. It also didn't say HOW to cut the green onions. Typically in a stir fry--i cut them longways but since they were added at the end, i sliced them? Pretty easy, okay dish, with the most complicated thing being all the cutting.

kimkej
Excellent! Big hit at our house

Larry