Cashew Chicken
- 1/2 pounds Boneless, Skinless Chicken, Cooked And Shredded
- 1 Tablespoon Cooking Oil
- 1 stalk Celery, Sliced
- 1 whole Carrot, Chopped
- 1/2 cups Snap Peas, Halved If They Are Large
- 2 cloves Garlic, Thinly Sliced
- 2 cups Chicken Stock
- 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
- 1 can Sliced Or Chopped Water Chestnuts, 8 Ounce Can, Drained
- 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Oyster Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, Plus More To Taste
- 3 dashes Fish Sauce (or More Soy Sauce, This Can Be Omitted)
- 1/2 cups Chopped Unsalted Cashews, Lightly Toasted In A Dry Pan
- Cooked White Rice For Serving
- A note on the chicken: If you poach your own, save the poaching liquid and use it instead of the stock that you use in the recipe for the gravy.
- Itll be extra flavorful that way!
- Preheat a pan to medium heat with a drizzle of oil or cooking spray.
- Add the celery, carrots, and peas and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 90 seconds more.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl or cup stir 1/2 cup of the stock with the cornstarch to dissolve the starch.
- When the veggies are partially cooked, add the stock/starch mixture, 1/2 cup more of chicken stock, the water chestnuts, soy sauce (see note below), oyster sauce, sriracha, and fish sauce to the pan.
- Stir to combine everything, and reduce the heat if the gravy bubbles too much.
- It should just be lightly bubbling.
- NOTE: If youre using full-sodium chicken stock, leave out the soy sauce at the beginning, and add it later if needed.
- If you made your own salt-free stock, you may need more soy sauce.
- Taste the gravy, and add more oyster or soy sauce, or add more spice with extra sriracha!
- Allow the gravy to cook and bubble for 5 minutes.
- Add more chicken stock 1/4 cup at a time until the gravy evenly coats all the veggies and is fairly thick.
- At roughly 5 minutes before serving, add the cooked chicken and 2/3 of the cashews to the gravy.
- Taste once more, and re-season if needed.
- Serve over rice with extra cashews on top.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/cashew-chicken-6/ (may not work)