Cashew Chicken

Cashew Chicken comes together in 20 minutes and tastes better than any takeout menu. Vegan chicken is cooked in garlic sauce along with roasted cashews. Serve plain or with rice and you know you have flavor and taste in each and every bite.

Reasons to make Cashew Chicken

An amazing sauce like my Kung Pao Sauce, the Stir Fry Sauce, or Sweet and Sour Sauce is important for any stir fry.

I can tell you the sauce in this Cashew chicken recipe is no exception: I use brown sugar and soy sauce to keep everything really, really easy. No need for hoisin sauce which can be hard to find.

One of the tricks I use to create a great texture is covering the chicken with cornstarch. It is the same method I used before in my Sweet and Sour Cauliflower,  so you know it is good.

What you need for this Cashew Chicken recipe

Besides from vegan chicken (you can use whatever you want and like 😊) and cornstarch, you will need the following ingredients:

For frying, I use sesame oil, but you can use any other oil too.

For making a wonderful sauce, you will need soy sauce, brown sugar or regular, ginger, garlic, and vinegar. Stirring the sauce together is as complicated as it gets. If you like to combine and making sauces you can make everything in no time for this cashew chicken.

Scallions provide a great crunch and a lot of flavor. I also find they add a great freshness to our stir fry.

Roasted cashews: I use already roasted cashews. If you have cashews that still need to be roasted you have two options. 

In the oven, first preheating to 410F. Spread the cashews on a baking sheet and roast them for around 5 minutes. On the stove,  given the cashews into a pan roast them for around 4 minutes. Add a pinch of salt, if you like to.

How to make Cashew Chicken

Mix cornstarch and chicken

Cut chicken into cubes or smaller pieces – that is totally up to you.

Give the chicken into a bowl and mix with cornstarch, 2 Tbs sesame oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.

You can also put everything into a Ziplock bag. Then close it and shake back and fourth until the starch covers everything.

Prepare sauce

In a small jar mix soy sauce with garlic, ginger, sugar, sweet chili sauce.

Cook Chicken

Next, heat 3 Tbs oil in a pan. Add chicken and fry for 4 minutes until done.

Give fresh scallions over the Cashew Chicken, then serve on plates.

Tips and tricks

Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for around 5 days.

You can stir in other veggies like bell pepper and broccoli.

Serve plain or with rice.

Other great recipes to try

• Onion Rings
• Fried Mushrooms
• Bang Bang Cauliflower
• Easy Fried Pickles
• Butter Chicken

Try my Cashew Chicken and  let me know your feedback on Instagram or Facebook.

Enjoy, Florian.