Cashew Chicken

Name: Cashew Chicken
Yield: Serves Four to Six
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 450 g/1 lb boneless chicken breast portions; 4 dried red chillies; 1 bunch spring onions (scallions), cut into 5cm/2in lengths; 1 red (bell) pepper; 30 ml/2 tbsp oyster sauce; 30 ml/2 tbsp vegetable oil; 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce; coriander (cilantro) leaves, to garnish; 175 g/6 oz/1½ cups cashews, roasted; pinch of granulated sugar; 2 garlic cloves

Preparation info

Serves
Four to Six

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

Although it is not native to South-East Asia, the cashew tree is highly prized in Thailand and the classic partnership of these slightly sweet nuts with chicken is immensely popular both in Thailand and Abroad.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb boneless chicken breast portions
1 red (bell) pepper

Method

Remove and discard the skin from the chicken breasts and trim off any excess fat. With a sharp knife, cut the chicken into bitesize pieces and set aside.
Halve the red pepper, scrape out the seeds and membranes and discard, then cut the flesh into 2cm/¾in dice. Peel and thinly slice the garlic and chop the dried red chillies.
Preheat