Chicken with Cashew Nuts

Name: Chicken with Cashew Nuts
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch; 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup water; 15 ml/1 tbsp sesame oil; 5 ml/1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch; 150 g/5 oz/1¼ cups cashew nuts; 15 ml/1 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 skinless chicken breasts, diced; 1 carrot, about 115 g/4 oz, cubed; 30 ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil; boiled rice, to serve (optional)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

China

By Terry Tan

Published 2020

About

This classic, must-have restaurant dish has an intriguing, universal appeal, which can perhaps be explained by the pleasing contrast of the succulent chicken and crunchy cashews, and similar interplay between the sweetness of the carrots and the saltiness of the soy sauce.

Ingredients

1 carrot, about 115 g/4 oz, cubed
30 ml/

Asia
China
Main course

Method

Bring a small pan of water to the boil. Add the cubed carrot. Blanch for 1 minute, then drain and set aside.
Heat the oil in a wok and fry the garlic over medium heat until light brown. Do not let it burn or it will taste bitter.
Add the chicken cubes and stir-fry for 2 minutes until almost cooked. Add the carrot, with the cashew nuts, soy sauce and s