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Cashew Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Cashew Chicken

8 ingredients 5 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1027
Calories
50g
Protein
44g
Fat
105g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
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

  • Chicken
  • Powdered ginger
  • Vegetables
  • Soy sauce
  • Oil for frying
  • Whole roasted cashews , salted or not
  • Chicken broth
  • Cornstarch

Directions

1

Begin boiling the cashews in a covered pot. Be sure to add water from time to time so that the cashews are kept wet.

2

Prepare the chicken and vegetables as you would for Broccoli Stir Fry or Egg Roll filling, with particle sizes around 1- inch diameter.

3

For the sauce, start with 1 cup of chicken broth and 1 tablespoon of corn starch. Bring this mixture to a boil while stirring. Add additional corn starch or chicken broth as needed to control the thickness. You may also wish to add some sugar, orange juice, and additional soy sauce.

4

Add the sauce and cashews to the rest of the dish.

5

Serve with rice.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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