This sticky cashew chicken definitely tastes as amazing as it sounds. Served on a bed of Jasmine rice and Asian greens, this is a deliciously well-balanced meal.
The stickier the chicken, the better
One of the great things about this chicken dish is how fast it is to make. All you need is 20 to 30 minutes and you can be enjoying this whole meal. Another great thing about this dish is of course the sticky sauce. What better way to eat chicken than to lick your fingers off afterwards? For this yummy sauce you will be needing the following:
- Hoison sauce
- Soya sauce
- Sriracha
- Butter beans
- Garlic
- Ginger
The butter beans might seem like an interesting addition to the sauce, but once it all cooks together, it brings the whole sauce together. With their buttery and savoury taste, the beans add richness to the sauce that will complement the chicken.
And once the chicken is ready to be coated in the sauce, it’s time to add the cashew nuts. Cashew nuts are a great addition to food, especially in dishes with Asian-inspired flavours. And in this recipe it brings flavour and that extra crunch element added to the chicken.
Keep it simple with the sides and let the natural flavours of the Asian greens shine through with a little help from the juice of a lemon.
Sticky Cashew Chicken with Jasmine Rice & Asian Greens
Ingredients
For the Sticky Sauce
- 40 ml Hoison Sauce
- 20 ml Soya Sauce
- 5 ml Sriracha
- 15 g Tin Butter Bean
- 3 g Garlic Chopped
- 2 g Ginger Minced
For the Chicken
- 30 g Cake Flour
- 30 g Corn Flour
- 2 g Tumeric
- 0.5 g Fine Pepper
- 150 g Chicken Breast Cubed
- 10 g Cashew Nuts
For the Jasmine Rice
- 60 g Pumpkin Seeds Cooked
For the Asian Greens
- 40 g Pak Choi
- 40 g White Cabbage
- 30 g Baby Spinach
- 10 g Sugarsnap Peas
- 5 ml Olive Oil
- 10 ml Lemon Juice
- 1 g Tumeric
- 1 g Fine Salt
Instructions
For the Sticky Sauce
- Combine all the ingredients together & mix well. Set aside.
For the Chicken
- Mix flour, corn flour, salt & paprika together. Divide in half.
- Combine one half of the flour mix with water to make a loose batter.
- Dust the chicken in dry flour mix then dip into batter. Shallow fry in hot oil for 3 minutes on each side.
- Remove from pan & drain excess oil on paper towel.
- Put the chicken back into the pan, add sauce & cashew nuts.
- Stir for about 1 min until coated.
For the Jasmine Rice
- Cook & serve with chicken.
For the Asian Greens
- Heat oil in a pan. Add veg & seasoning.
- Fry until wilted then add lemon juice. Cook until juice has evaporated.
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