
Chicken Cashew Stir-Fry
High heat, big flavour: chicken seared with aromatics and a shiny sauce that clings to every bite. 27 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Chicken500 g
- Saltto taste
- Bell Pepper1, sliced
- Spring Onions3, cut into batons
- Oyster Sauce1 tbsp
- Fish Sauce2 tbsp
- Shallots4 cloves, minced
- Cashews100 g
- Coconut Oil2 tbsp
- Red Curry Paste1 tsp
Optional extras
- Thai Basilhandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Get your wok ripping hot and add the Coconut Oil — it should shimmer instantly.
- 2
Toss in the shallots and red curry paste for 15 seconds, no longer, so they perfume the oil without burning.
- 3
Add the chicken and stir-fry hard, keeping everything moving until just cooked through.
- 4
Throw in the bell pepper and spring onions, then splash in the fish sauce around the edge of the wok.
- 5
Toss twice more, kill the heat, and serve immediately over steamed rice — a stir-fry waits for no one.
Chef's tip
Prep everything before the heat goes on — thai cooking moves fast once it starts.
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