Name: Chicken with Cashews and Chilies (Gai Paht Meht Mamuang Himapahn)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 2 large dried red chilies, each cut into 4 pieces, or 6 to 8 small dried red chilies; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; ½ cup dry-roasted, salted cashews; 2 tablespoons water; ½ teaspoon sugar; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 medium onion, cut lengthwise into thick wedges (about 1 cup); ¾ pound boneless chicken thighs or breast, cut into bite-sized chunks

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Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

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Quick & Easy Thai

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2004

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This fabulous combination of juicy chunks of chicken and plump, luscious cashew nuts is my father’s favorite Thai dish, his order every time we eat at a Thai restaurant. In Chinese restaurants he goes for the chicken with almonds, a good nut to substitute in this simple recipe if you don’t have cashews. Though Daddy served in the Marine Corps and is the bravest man I know, he doesn’t care for hot, spicy food, so for him I leave the chilies out. You can also moderate the heat by decreasing t

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