Name: Chicken with cashews in soy bean sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon rice bran oil; 800 gram chicken breast fillet, cut into cubes; 2 teaspoon grated ginger; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 red capsicum, cut into thin strips; 3 celery stalks, cut into thick matchsticks; 1/4 cup (70g) soy bean paste; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; juice of 1/2 lime; 1/2 cup (75g) cashews, toasted; 3 cup steamed rice, to serve

Chicken with cashews in soy bean sauce

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

10M

Total

30M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon rice bran oil

800 gram chicken breast fillet, cut into cubes

2 teaspoon grated ginger

2 clove garlic, crushed

1 red capsicum, cut into thin strips

3 celery stalks, cut into thick matchsticks

1/4 cup (70g) soy bean paste

1 tablespoon dry sherry

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon sesame oil

juice of 1/2 lime

1/2 cup (75g) cashews, toasted

3 cup steamed rice, to serve

Method

1.Heat half of rice bran oil in a wok or frying pan on high. Cook chicken in batches for 2-3 mins, until lightly browned. Remove from pan.

2.Heat remaining oil in wok and cook ginger and garlic for 30 seconds, until fragrant. Add capsicum and celery and stir-fry for 2-3 mins, until just beginning to soften. Add soy bean paste, sherry, sugar and sesame oil and stir-fry for 1 minute, until fragrant.

3.Return chicken to wok with 1/4 cup water and stir-fry for 1-2 mins, until cooked through. Stir in lime juice and cashews. Serve with rice.

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