Do you fancy a homemade Thai style dinner from time to time? Then here is the perfect recipe for you to try out right away tonight: this Thai recipe for a lush cashew chicken stir fry is so easy to make at home!
I am pretty sure that we must have eaten tons of this Thai cashew chicken while traveling around in Thailand for about 2 months.
We love it.
Cashew nuts are always plentiful in our pantry.
I not only use them in cooking a lot, but they are also great as a snack!
Classic Thai Chicken Cashew
We must have eaten tons of this Thai chicken stir fry while exploring Thailand.
And not surprisingly we tried several versions of the dish as well.
So what is the very best cashew chicken that we tasted back then?
That must have been hands down at a restaurant called Fon Fon in Chalong Bay.
Why?
Because it was packed with the purest flavors and very little ingredients but most of all no exaggerated pools of that deadly sweet tourist chili sauce sprayed on top of it.
Thai cooking goes fast and so does this recipe.
At least if you prep all your ingredients in advance.
Thailand
Do you fancy cooking Thai at home for dinner tonight?
Well then here is the perfect recipe to try out: this Thai recipe for cashew chicken stir fry dinner is so delicious, very little ingredients needed!
Do you love easy Thai stir fries?
Then you should also try out my Thai cauliflower stir fry for sure!
Enjoy!
Easy Recipe for Cashew Chicken Stir Fry
Fancy a homemade Thai dinner tonight? This Thai chicken cashew stir fry is so easy to make!
- 7 oz fresh chicken breast (200 g), diced
- ¼ cup chicken stock (60 ml)
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 1 small onion chopped roughly
- 1 cup carrots (120 g) sliced
- ½ tsp cornstarch
- 1 red chili thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh spring onion or chives, chopped
- 3 tbsp cashew nuts toasted
- vegetable oil
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1. Transfer the diced chicken to a bowl. Add the oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce and brown sugar.
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2. Stir well. Let the chicken marinate for 10 minutes in the fridge. Add a little vegetable oil to a large wok or non-stick pan. Place it over high heat until hot. Add the garlic paste and sliced chili.
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3. Stir fry it quickly. Add the marinated chicken and remaining marinade, chopped onion and sliced carrot.
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4. Stir fry for 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked. Add the chicken stock. Sprinkle with in the cornstarch.
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5. Toss and stir well again. Let the stock reduce and thicken for 2 more minutes. Add the toasted cashew nuts and spring onion or chives.
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7. Check the seasoning. Add fish sauce, soy sauce or oyster sauce to taste. Transfer the cashew chicken onto plates. Serve immediately.
Asian Dinner
In come the Asian flavors we need for this dish.
Do you often cook Thai at home?
Then you will also be quite familiar with Asian condiments.
What is your favorite?
I love the subtle flavor of fish sauce.
And then also the tacky umami richness of oyster sauce.
I use bother very often in my kitchen!
Easy Thai Chicken Stir Fry
What Asian condiments do we need here for our Thai recipe for cashew chicken stir fry?
Lime juice for instance, or lemon juice if you like. However I prefer lime juice because it has got something so concentrated, much more than lemon juice.
It is up to you.
And then soy sauce! That one should not be too hard to find.
A favorite of mine, fish sauce! Now that one might be more difficult. If you can’t find it, just leave it.
The soy sauce is salty enough already.
Sugar
Believe it or not: sugar!
A very important ingredient in Thai cuisine. I love to use palm sugar, but dark brown sugar is also a good alternative.
We are almost at the end of our list.
Chili sauce of course, to give this dish the necessary spiciness.
And last but not least: garlic paste. Or use freshly mashed garlic that you mash up finely under the blade of your knife.
Done.
Toss it all together, plate it up and enjoy.