THAI CHICKEN WITH CASHEW NUTS

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A spicy, Thai style chicken dish with flavours of cashews, spring onions, and soy sauce. Serve over rice.

Provided by Shane Faz

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Thai

Time 30m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 tablespoons sesame oil
4 ounces raw cashew nuts
2 fresh hot chile peppers, seeded and chopped
1 ⅛ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
salt and pepper to taste
5 tablespoons light soy sauce
5 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 bunch green onions, chopped

Steps:

Heat sesame oil in a wok, and add cashews. Once brown, transfer cashews to a bowl. Set aside.
Add chile peppers to wok, and sir fry for 20 seconds. Stir in chicken, and season with pepper and salt to taste. Cook chicken until no longer pink. Stir in soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
Stir in cashews and green onions, and stir fry for 2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 442.5 calories, Carbohydrate 20 g, Cholesterol 77.9 mg, Fat 25 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 37 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 2114.4 mg, Sugar 6.6 g