date: 2020-07-13T13:01:25.303Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6108611172368384/751x532cq70/spicy-cashew-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6108611172368384/751x532cq70/spicy-cashew-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6108611172368384/751x532cq70/spicy-cashew-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Nicholas Elliott ratingvalue: 4 reviewcount: 44416 recipeingredient: - "2 large chicken breasts cubed" - "1 tbsp cooking sherry" - "2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce" - "1/4 cup oil" - "1/2 tsp red pepper flakes" - "3 green onions sliced" - "2 garlic cloves minced" - "1/2 cup cashews lightly salted or unsalted" - "1 Toasted sesame seeds to taste" - " Sauce" - "8 tbsp low sodium soy sauce" - "3 tbsp cornstarch" - "8 tsp sugar" - "4 tsp white vinegar" recipeinstructions: - "Combine 2 Tbsp of soy sauce with the cooking sherry in a medium sized bowl" - "Cut chicken into bite sized pieces, put chicken in soy sauce and sherry marinade. Let sit while you prepare the other ingredients" - "In a small bowl, whisk 8 Tbsp soy sauce, 3 Tbsp corn starch, 8 tsp sugar, and 4 tsp vinegar. Set aside." - "Slice the green onions, mince the garlic and measure out the red pepper flakes" - "Drain chicken in strainer to get the marinade off as much as possible" - "Heat oil in wok or large skillet over high heat. When oil is hot and ready, add red pepper flakes to the oil and stir a few times" - "Add chicken all at once. Let the chicken sit for a few minutes until golden, then stir to turn the chicken and brown on both sides." - "Once chicken is golden brown and cooked through, add garlic to chicken and cook for about a minute" - "Drain oil if there is still an excessive amount in the pan. Add cashews, stir." - "Immediately remove wok or skillet from the heat pour in sauce while continuously stirring to coat all the chicken in the sauce." - "The sauce should thicken quite a bit, but if you would like it thicker, put the pan back on medium heat for 5-10 seconds, constantly stirring." - "Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over the top, add green onion slices, serve over white rice, and enjoy!" - "Veggies could also be added. I added a 1/4 cup of chopped celery and added it right before adding the cashews" categories: - Recipe tags: - spicy - cashew - chicken katakunci: spicy cashew chicken nutrition: 269 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT18M" cooktime: "PT54M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, spicy cashew chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Spicy Cashew Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It's appreciated by millions every day. It's easy, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Spicy Cashew Chicken is something that I've loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic. To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have spicy cashew chicken using 14 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Spicy Cashew Chicken: 1. Make ready 2 large chicken breasts, cubed 1. Make ready 1 tbsp cooking sherry 1. Take 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 1. Take 1/4 cup oil 1. Get 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes 1. Get 3 green onions, sliced 1. Get 2 garlic cloves, minced 1. Take 1/2 cup cashews, lightly salted or unsalted 1. Take 1 Toasted sesame seeds, to taste 1. Take Sauce 1. Make ready 8 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 1. Make ready 3 tbsp cornstarch 1. Prepare 8 tsp sugar 1. Make ready 4 tsp white vinegar ##### Steps to make Spicy Cashew Chicken: 1. Combine 2 Tbsp of soy sauce with the cooking sherry in a medium sized bowl 1. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces, put chicken in soy sauce and sherry marinade. Let sit while you prepare the other ingredients 1. In a small bowl, whisk 8 Tbsp soy sauce, 3 Tbsp corn starch, 8 tsp sugar, and 4 tsp vinegar. Set aside. 1. Slice the green onions, mince the garlic and measure out the red pepper flakes 1. Drain chicken in strainer to get the marinade off as much as possible 1. Heat oil in wok or large skillet over high heat. When oil is hot and ready, add red pepper flakes to the oil and stir a few times 1. Add chicken all at once. Let the chicken sit for a few minutes until golden, then stir to turn the chicken and brown on both sides. 1. Once chicken is golden brown and cooked through, add garlic to chicken and cook for about a minute 1. Drain oil if there is still an excessive amount in the pan. Add cashews, stir. 1. Immediately remove wok or skillet from the heat pour in sauce while continuously stirring to coat all the chicken in the sauce. 1. The sauce should thicken quite a bit, but if you would like it thicker, put the pan back on medium heat for 5-10 seconds, constantly stirring. 1. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over the top, add green onion slices, serve over white rice, and enjoy! 1. Veggies could also be added. I added a 1/4 cup of chopped celery and added it right before adding the cashews So that is going to wrap it up with this special food spicy cashew chicken recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am sure you can make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!