Decadent Cashew Chicken & Caramelized Onion Recipe SavvyBites.Blogspot.com
- 1 Large white/yellow onion
- 1 Cup halved cashews
- 2 tsp. Turmeric powder
- 1/2 lbs. Boneless skinless chicken thighs (washed & dried)
- 4 Cups long grain white rice
- 6 tbs. Olive oil
- Peel and chop your onion to small pieces, it is not important for them to be too fine since caramelizing will shrink their size.
- Place a deep pot on the stovetop set to medium high.
- After a minute add 3 tbs.
- of olive oil and the chopped onions.
- Stir for 2 minutes or so and then turn the heat to medium low in order to sweat the onions and start caramelizing them.
- After about 6 minutes when the color turns golden brown add the cashews so they are warmed through and slightly toasted for about a minute- be sure to check on them though because if the heat is too high you might end up with burned crispy bits!
- Now that the onions and cashews are ready, take them out and set aside in a little bowl.
- Leaving the pot on the stove turn up the heat to medium high again and this time add your chicken.
- As the outside of the flesh sears, add the turmeric powder as well as salt/pepper, stir one more time and then close the lid.
- Meanwhile, rinse the rice with cold water a few times to get as much of the starch out as possible(Dont worry about this step too much).
- Now take the chicken out of the pot and set aside.
- Pour the remainder of the oilve oil in the bottom of the pot (still on medium high heat) and add your rice as well as 6 cups of water and a dash of salt, close the lid.
- After 10 minutes the rice will have absorbed the water and cooked halfway through.
- Its all downhill from here!
- Turn the heat to medium low.
- Add the onion and cashew to the rice by fluffing with a fork to mix everything evenly (other wise your rice will get mushy and sticky if you attack it like pancake batter).
- Arrange the chicken around the outer edges of the rice against the pot, the caramelized onions, turmeric and cashews will flavor the rice and chicken while everything cooks together.
- Place a paper towel on the bottom of the lid with the edges sticking out to catch all the steam and keep the rice fluffy.
- After about 35-40 minutes your one pot dish will be ready to enjoy!
whiteyellow onion, cashews, turmeric, chicken, long grain white rice, olive oil
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/decadent-cashew-chicken-andamp-caramelized-onion-29482 (may not work)