Chicken with cashew nuts is not something uncommon , i've cooked this several times at home, using a mixture of ketchup sauce and some oyster sauce. You may find that my version here is a little different, well..when i first cooked this, it was just a matter of trying out and seems that i liked it. It tasted a little bit like the chinese kung pao chicken but i dared not name it as kung pao chicken otherwise you may think the recipe is a little odd.
Recipe
190 chicken breasts/fillet, cleaned and cut into cubes, marinate with a pinch of salt and 1/2 tsp of tapioca flour
50gm cashew nuts, toasted in wok
1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
1 medium size onion, cut into wedges
3 baby corns ( optional )
1/2 piece of capsicum, cut into wedges
5 pieces of dried chillies , soaked for 15 minutes
1/2 tsp sugar
2-3 tbsp of water
1/2 cup of cooking oil
coriander leaves ( optional)
Sauce:
1tbsp ketchup sauce
1tbsp oyster sauce
1tbsp water
1. Marinade the chicken with a little salt and tapioca flour for 15 minutes.
2. In another bowl, mix the sauce ingredients and set aside.
3.Pour the oil into the wok and cook the chicken till they are slightly brownish, takes around 8-10 minutes.
4.Remove the chicken and leave about 1 tbsp of oil in the wok. Put in the dried chillies, garlic, onion and saute for about 1-2 minutes, Throw in the capsicum and baby corns and return the chicken cubes into the wok. Pour in the seasoning and stir fry for another 2 minutes. Add 2-3 tbsps of water if you find them a little dry. ( taste and see if you need to add salt)
5.Add in the cashew nuts and coriander leaves, give them a quick toss and dish up.
Lovely! Looks almost like 宫保鸡丁, one of my favoite dishes!
ReplyDeleteKung pao chicken with cashew nuts ?! It sounds appetizing ! hahaha Whatever you may call it , it sure looks scrumptious with all those different texture and flavor !
ReplyDeleteLooks like a restaurant dish to me.. :)
ReplyDeleteWow.. looks very delicious.. i love the many cashew nuts that go along with it.. hehehe..
ReplyDeleteKung po style chicken is one of my all time favourite. Always order it whenever I eat at Esquire Kitchen.....more cashew nuts....nice!
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy. Good with plain white rice!
ReplyDeletei can bring my own bowl and chopstick to your home, you just need to open the door for me...ohh, not only open the door, i need some rice and your Chicken with Cashew Nuts too, but before that, your house address please...haha
ReplyDeletethis dish look appetizing, a bit sweet and a little spicy...^^
My son loves everything that have ketchup and I'm sure he will like this ketchup version of kung po chicken :D
ReplyDeleteHi Lena, you not only have a3rd Dan black belt in cooking, baking, but seeing this fantastic dish, I guess you have a PhD in the Culinary arts too.
ReplyDeleteLena, you one terrific lady. My compliments on your cooking.....this looks sinfully delicious!
Lee.
This dish looks too good, beautiful and colourful. I didn't get an electric oven. I start making cake with steamer and rice cooker now. By the way, I have a halogen convection oven which I still need time to explore.
ReplyDeleteIt looks fantastic!Love the vivid colors!Kisses,dear!
ReplyDeleteAnother one of my favorite dish! Yum! I love to order this at the restaurant:D
ReplyDeletewow.. love these new finds
ReplyDeletewhat is ketchup sauce huh? tomato ketchup or soy sauce? love this simple chicken dish..
ReplyDeleteSo loving this dish. I love everything with ketchup :)
ReplyDeleteLena, its only 3.30pm and you are making hungry looks at this.
ReplyDeleteQuick quick, serve me a bowl of white rice now...chickenlicious!
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious, Lena! Is that basil leaves? I could finish the whole plate including the dried chillies! Yup, I would! :)
ReplyDeleteLena, my mother-in-law used to cook this dish very often till my son is old enough to eat what we are eating, then she has stopped cooking this dish for us. Reason is it contains nuts there. My son is allergic to peanut & hence, we haven't let him tried cashew nuts yet. This dish won't taste the same without them! I miss this dish very much!
ReplyDeleteI love this dish, I will finish most of the cashew nuts first, haha. I will try this for my weekend lunch!
ReplyDeleteMe too...finish all the cashew nuts first..looks delicious :)
ReplyDeleteaaah Look really delicious dear!
ReplyDeleteLena, I'm getting hungry again!! More rice please!
ReplyDeleteThis dish looks delicious, drooling now
ReplyDeleteLena, Lena!! This is delicious!!
ReplyDeleteThis dish sounds fantastic and I have all the ingredients here at home :) Keep well Diane
ReplyDeletethis is one of my fave dishes! love how the dried chilli adds that spice to the chicken and cashew nuts are my fave!!
ReplyDeleteone of my faves. but i normally replace the cashew nuts with pine nuts and macadamia since cashews do cause my eczema to flare up:-(
ReplyDeletewow, my favorite dish, i want more cashew nuts pls
ReplyDeleteyum, you've given me an idea for next week's dinner!
ReplyDeleteEh..I think that's how they do Kungpao chicken over in US, with cashew nuts.
ReplyDeleteBut not here.
aiyooo.... today I had a not too good lunch, I wish I am eating this instead.
This is just beautiful and so delicious looking, I love EVERYTHING about it! It is being bookmarked right now!!
ReplyDeleteLooks so good, wanna try some!
ReplyDeleteHi Lena, your dish is absolutely fantastic, made me salivate :)
ReplyDeleteKisses dear, and great weekend.
I am hungry NOW! Fab!
ReplyDeleteThis is so dang appetizing and tempting!
ReplyDeleteUsually I use cook this with just cashew nut and dried chili. did not thought of adding other veggies. what a great wholesome dish. thanks for the great idea!
ReplyDeletealan: yeah, it does look and taste like 宫保鸡丁 in some ways..ha!
ReplyDeleteanne: thanks! yes, quite appetizing becos of the ketchup sauce.
claire: looks more like from the rice stall :)
Joyce: i enjoy eating the cashew nuts more, there's quite a lot i put in here:)
pete:me too, more nuts pls:)
cheah: thank you!
sherleen: come, come..i welcome you with red carpet..then we main masak2 together, ok?
zoe: yes, you can cook this for your son without putting in the dried chillies.
lee: thank you! I'm flattered by your comments!
sheoh yan: thanks! it's nice seeing your first cake , looking forward to see more.
lenia: thank you so much!
jeannie:sometimes i see something like this too from the economic rice stall.
loveforfood: thanks, hope you will like it.
sonia: ketchup as in ketchup tomato sauce.
yvonne: so i think you will like this too.
chris: haha!
eileen: come her quick..waiting for you :D
joyce: that's coriander leaves! me too, will chew on the dried chillies and then maybe spit it out! hahaha!
jessie: yeah, it wont be that nice without the nuts.
min/elin: me too, i eat the nuts more than the chicken!
gloria: thanks!
anncoo:coming..coming!! haha!
esther: *smile* :))
tze: thank you!
diane: it's fairly quite easy to do this stir fry, hope you will like it.
janine: you're rite, also must not miss the nuts out.
missyblurkit: eh, macadamia nuts sounds very good. I know some of the vegetarian dish here also they put macadamia nuts. Nice!
eileenlee: hi, nice of you to drop by. Me too , more nuts pls!!
sharon: it's simple to cook, hope you will like it:)
wendy: eh, what you had for lunch? chicken rice again??
chris: thank you, hope you will like this as much as i do.
adeline: thank you!
duxa: thanks you!
emily: cook NOW! Hahaha!
angie: thanks so much!
shannon: hi,thanks for dropping by. Will visit you shortly.
Kung pao chicken or not, this looks delish!!
ReplyDeleteThis dish looks yummy! i just love this tiny baby corn!
ReplyDeleteThis dish looks tasty :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty I almost would be afraid to eat it....but I surly would, actually I would like it right now for breakfast!! The first photo is stunning!
ReplyDeleteLooks beyond amazing! Seriously I am drooling over here. Love nuts with my chicken!
ReplyDeleteI will have a second serving with this. Sedap makan dengan nasi panas.
ReplyDeleteI cooked this dish on Sunday..taste like Kung PO..yummy but my cashew nut masuk angin ..lol
ReplyDeletejes: haha! what la you..the best thing is the cashew chicken..masuk angin pula!
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