Chicken and cashew nut stir-fry

Name: Chicken and cashew nut stir-fry
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp groundnut oil; 450g skinless chicken breasts, diced; 1 large carrot, quartered and cut into matchsticks; 2 celery sticks, finely sliced; 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced; 1 red chilli, deseeded and sliced; Thumb-size piece fresh ginger, grated; 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped; 2 pak choi, stems sliced and leaves torn; Bunch of spring onions, trimmed and sliced; 300g beansprouts; 100g cashew nuts, toasted; 200g dried egg noodles, cooked according to packet instructions, to serve; For the sauce; 1 tbsp cornflour; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil

Easy
September 2006

Easy
September 2006

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Ready in 30 min

Stir-frying is easy when you know how. All the principles are here in this easy recipe.

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Ingredients

1 tbsp groundnut oil
450g skinless chicken breasts, diced
1 large carrot, quartered and cut into matchsticks
2 celery sticks, finely sliced
1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
1 red chilli, deseeded and sliced
Thumb-size piece fresh ginger, grated
1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
2 pak choi, stems sliced and leaves torn
Bunch of spring onions, trimmed and sliced
300g beansprouts
100g cashew nuts, toasted
200g dried egg noodles, cooked according to packet instructions, to serve

For the sauce

1 tbsp cornflour
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil

Method

Mix all the ingredients for the sauce, season with black pepper and set aside.
Put the wok over a high heat for 1 minute. Add the groundnut oil and chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring, until nearly cooked. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Add the carrot, celery, pepper and chilli to the wok and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the ginger, garlic and pak choi stems and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the onions and beansprouts and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Return the chicken to the pan, along with the pak choi leaves. Stir-fry for 1 minute, add the sauce and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, until the sauce has thickened. Stir in the cashews and serve with cooked noodles.