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Spicy Cashew Chicken
Spicy Cashew Chicken – easy and delicious chicken with cashew nuts with just the right amount of heat. Takes 20 mins to make and much better than takeout.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 627 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 small onion cut into halves
- 6-8 dried red chilies finger-length, seeded and cut into halves
- 1/2 cup roasted cashew nuts rinsed and drained
- 8 oz (230g) chicken cut into small cubes
- 1 scallion trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-in (4cm) lengths
Sauce:
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce or Maggi seasoning sauce / Golden Mountain sauce
- 1 tablespoon Sweet soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar or to taste
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Heat a wok and add the oil. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic, onion, and dried red chilies. Stir-fry until fragrant, or until you can smell the spicy aroma of the chilies. Add the cashew nuts, followed by the chicken.
- Stir-fry the chicken until the surface turns opaque. Add all the ingredients for the sauce to the wok and continue to stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the scallions, then dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
2people
Calories
627kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
47g
(72%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
10g
Monounsaturated Fat
25g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
85mg
(28%)
Sodium
655mg
(27%)
Potassium
520mg
(15%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
617IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 627
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2people | |
| Calories | 627kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 47g | 72% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 10g | 59% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 25g | 125% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 85mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 655mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 520mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 617IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.