Cashew Chicken

Name: Cashew Chicken
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters fresh broccoli florets; 3 Tbsps canola oil; 237 milliliters thinly sliced carrots; 454 grams skinless boneless chicken, cubed; 6 servings Hot cooked rice; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 Tbsp ground ginger; 79 milliliters hoisin sauce; 118 milliliters rice vinegar; 237 milliliters roasted salted cashews; 2 Tbsps sesame oil; 118 milliliters sherry; 79 milliliters soy sauce

Cashew Chicken

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Cashew Chicken could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 594 calories, 23g of protein, and 35g of fat each. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of broccoli florets, soy sauce, carrots, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the ground ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the vinegar, sherry, sesame oil and garlic powder.

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Garlic Powder

Sesame Oil

Vinegar

Sherry

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Bowl

Pour half into a large resealable plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 2 hours. Cover and refrigerate remaining marinade.

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Marinade

Whole Chicken

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Ziploc Bags

Discard marinade from chicken. In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry chicken in canola oil for 2-3 minutes or until no longer pink. With a slotted spoon, remove chicken and set aside.

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Canola Oil

Marinade

Whole Chicken

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Slotted Spoon

Frying Pan

Wok

In the same skillet, stir-fry broccoli and carrots for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender.

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Broccoli

Carrot

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Frying Pan

Combine the cornstarch, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger and reserved marinade until smooth; gradually stir into vegetables. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cashews and chicken; heat through.

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Hoisin Sauce