Cashew Chicken Dices
Cashew Chicken features diced chicken breast stir-fried with cashews, green and red bell peppers, and carrots. The dish boasts a glossy red hue and a bold, mala (spicy-numbing) flavor.
Ingredients
Chicken breast (washed, diced, marinated with starch and soy sauce for 10 minutes)
200 g
Roasted cashews (added at the end and stir-fried evenly)
100 g
Carrot (peeled, washed, diced)
50 g
Green chili pepper (washed, seeded, diced)
2
Red chili pepper (washed, seeded, cut into thick strips)
2
Scallion (washed, cut into segments)
1
Starch (used for marinating chicken)
to taste
Soy sauce (used for marinating chicken)
to taste
Cooking wine (used for stir-frying)
to taste
Salt (used for stir-frying)
to taste
Sugar (used for stir-frying)
to taste
Cooking oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare ingredients
Wash and seed the red chili peppers, then cut into thick strips; wash the scallions and cut into segments; peel and wash the carrots, then dice them; wash the green peppers, remove the seeds, and dice.
2
Marinate the chicken
Wash the chicken and dice it, then place in a bowl with starch and soy sauce, toss to coat, and marinate for 10 minutes before setting aside.
3
Stir-fry
Heat oil in a wok, add the scallions and red chili peppers to release their aroma, then add the chicken along with salt, cooking wine, and sugar, and stir-fry until half-cooked.
4
Finish the dish
Add the carrots and green peppers and stir-fry until cooked through, then finally add the cashews and toss evenly before serving.
