date: 2020-12-19T19:46:22.309Z 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: Howard Caldwell ratingvalue: 4.4 reviewcount: 6096 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: 268 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT19M" cooktime: "PT50M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, I hope you're having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, spicy cashew chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Spicy Cashew Chicken is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It's simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It's appreciated by millions every day. Spicy Cashew Chicken is something which I've loved my entire life. They're nice and they look fantastic. To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spicy cashew chicken using 14 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Spicy Cashew Chicken: 1. Prepare 2 large chicken breasts, cubed 1. Take 1 tbsp cooking sherry 1. Get 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 1. Make ready 1/4 cup oil 1. Take 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes 1. Get 3 green onions, sliced 1. Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced 1. Prepare 1/2 cup cashews, lightly salted or unsalted 1. Prepare 1 Toasted sesame seeds, to taste 1. Take Sauce 1. Take 8 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 1. Prepare 3 tbsp cornstarch 1. Take 8 tsp sugar 1. Get 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 this up for this special food spicy cashew chicken recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I'm sure that you can make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to save this page on your browser, and share it to your loved ones, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!