Photo: Lily Banse
Peanut butter chicken thighs with caramelised nuts and steamed rice
24 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Serves 6
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Satay-style chicken pieces served with spicy, sweet roasted almonds and cashew nuts.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1168
Calories
57g
Protein
64g
Fat
88g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Cashew | 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) | 157 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Peanut Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Rum | 1/2 oz (15ml) | 32 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 free-range egg white
- 75g/2½oz dark or light muscovado sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 200g/7oz almonds
- 200g/7oz cashews
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rum
- 1½ tsp cornflour
- 800g/1lb 12oz boneless, skinless, chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp peanut oil
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar, or good-quality balsamic vinegar
- 100g/3½oz crunchy peanut butter
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp Sichuan pepper
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
- 8–10 small dried red chillies
- 6 spring onions
- 6 garlic
- 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger
- 500g/1¾oz unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
- steamed rice
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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