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Chinese Chicken & Cashew Stir Fry

1 August 2023

Stir fries are an easy and tasty way to get in loads of veggies and also super quick to make. I used kohlrabi and chard, the kohlrabi stays nice and crunchy and also takes up a lot of flavour, it has a bit of the same texture as bamboo.

The chard adds punchy colours and the leaves really soak up the sauce. But any vegetable will work: red peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, courgettes, just give it a try!

Recipe inspired by the amazing @reciptetineats, I didn’t change much but only added some honey for extra sweetness and ginger and chilis for extra flavour and heat.

Chinese Chicken & Cashew Stir Fry

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Dinner, lunch Asian, Chinese
By Saffron Serves: 2-3
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • Sauce
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Shaoxing rice wine, dry sherry or mirin
  • 3 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp honey or brown sugar
  • Pinch of white pepper
  • **Stir fry ingredients
  • 350 g chicken thighs or breasts, sliced into thin strips
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2-3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • Thumb size ginger, grated
  • 2 small red chili, finely chopped
  • 1 small onion, sliced into half moons
  • 1 medium kohlrabi, peeled and chopped into thin bitesize pieces
  • Small bunch chard, spinach or kale, thinly sliced (stems & leafy bits)
  • 3/4 cup unsalted roasted cashews
  • 100 ml water
  • To serve
  • Steamed rice
  • Chili flakes or (homemade) chili oil

Instructions

1

Mix all the sauce ingredients together and set aside.

2

Slice the chicken into thin strips and add 2 tbsp of the sauce, let marinade for at least 10 minutes, longer fine too.

3

In the meantime prep the rest of your vegetables and cook the rice.

4

Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or frying pan and add the onions, garlic and chili. Stir fry on high heat for 2 minutes until just starting to caramelise.

5

Add the ginger and stir fry for another minute.

6

Pour in te marinated chicken and stir fry on high heat until starting to brown, ± 3 minutes.

7

Add the cashews and stir fry for another minute.

8

Now it's time to add the kohlrabi, mix to coat and let stir fry on high heat for a minute.

9

Add the chard and mix well until the leaves start to wilt.

10

Add the sauce and the water and stir until the sauce is thickened.

11

Let simmer for a minute to make sure the chicken is cooked through.

12

Serve straight away with steamed rice and a pinch of chili flakes.

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