Vietnamese Chicken With Cashew Nuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 teaspoons vegetable oil
    2 garlic cloves, minced
    1 lb boneless chicken thighs, sliced thinly
    1/2 teaspoon sugar
    1 tablespoon oyster sauce
    2 teaspoons soy sauce
    1/4 cup chicken broth
    3/4 cup cashew nuts (roasted, unsalted)
    1 tablespoon chopped lemongrass
    2 shallots, cut in eighths
    1 cup shiitake mushroom
    2 small dried chilies (more to taste)
Preparation
    Stir-fry the chilies in the 1/2 tsp oil until translucent. Set aside.
    Add another 1/2 tsp oil and stir-fry the garlic until just golden.
    Add the the rest of the oil with the chicken, sugar, oyster sauce, and soy sauce and stir-fry until the chicken begins to brown.
    Lower the heat and add the chicken broth. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    When the chicken is cooked, add the cashew nuts, lemon grass, shallots, mushrooms, and cooked chilies and stir 3 gently more minutes.
    Remove from heat and serve.

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