Cashew chicken stir-fry
Serves 2
This simple stir-fry is packed with
flavor and nutrients and takes only around 20 minutes to make.
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 cup chicken or vegetable stock
1 tablespoon cornstarch (cornflour)
3 tablespoons peanut or canola oil
12 oz (340g) uncooked skinless chicken breast — cut into bite-size
pieces
1 head broccoli — cut into florets
2 cloves garlic — finely chopped
2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
1 scallion — finely sliced
½ cup roasted cashews
Cooked rice — to serve
MIX together the soy sauce, oyster
sauce, sesame oil and stock in a small bowl. MIX the cornstarch to a
paste with 1 tablespoon of water in another small bowl. HEAT a wok
or large frying pan over a high heat, add 1 tablespoon of the oil
and stir-fry the chicken for 3 minutes. REMOVE the chicken from the
wok and set aside on a plate. HEAT the remaining oil in the wok and
stir-fry the broccoli for 5 minutes. ADD the ginger and garlic and
stir-fry for 1 minute. RETURN the cooked chicken to the wok along
with the cashews and scallion. ADD the stock mixture, then add
the cornstarch paste and cook, stirring continuously, until
thickened. SERVE with rice.
Variations: Replace the chicken with shrimp, scallops or tofu
(cut into cubes). Use red pepper (cut into thin strips) instead of
the broccoli.
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