date: 2020-09-26T07:09:33.493Z 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: Austin Santos ratingvalue: 4.4 reviewcount: 16185 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: 254 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT12M" cooktime: "PT34M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, it's Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to make a special dish, spicy cashew chicken. One of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna 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 simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions daily. They're nice and they look wonderful. Spicy Cashew Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life. To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook spicy cashew chicken using 14 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Spicy Cashew Chicken: 1. Prepare 2 large chicken breasts, cubed 1. Get 1 tbsp cooking sherry 1. Prepare 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 1. Prepare 1/4 cup oil 1. Take 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes 1. Make ready 3 green onions, sliced 1. Make ready 2 garlic cloves, minced 1. Make ready 1/2 cup cashews, lightly salted or unsalted 1. Take 1 Toasted sesame seeds, to taste 1. Make ready Sauce 1. Make ready 8 tbsp low sodium soy sauce 1. Take 3 tbsp cornstarch 1. Make ready 8 tsp sugar 1. Take 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 for this special food spicy cashew chicken recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I am sure you will make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!