Skip to content
Chinese-Style Chicken with Cashews

Mains

Chinese-Style Chicken with Cashews

Chinese-style chicken with cashews and vegetables is one of the tastiest dishes in Chinese cuisine and among the most popular in the Arab world. Try our version of chicken cashew nuts, and you’ll definitely love it.

Total time95 min
Prep80 min
Cook15 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyHard
ReviewsNo public ratings yet

Adjust servings

Ingredient quantities update instantly for your selected yield.

Recipe tags

MainsInternationalDairy freeEgg freeHardLong cook

Recipe story

Chicken with cashews is one of the tastiest dishes in Chinese cuisine!

Ingredients

  • 1 kilo boneless chicken
  • 2 green peppers
  • 1 tablespoon hoisin or peach sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large onion
  • Fresh grated ginger
  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 chicken bouillon cube
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • Broad green beans - optional
  • Method for making white rice with mushrooms and corn:

Method

  1. Wash the chicken pieces well and cut them into slightly wide lengthwise strips.
  2. Place cornstarch, sesame oil, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, soy sauce, one clove of crushed garlic, and freshly grated ginger over the chicken pieces.
  3. Cover the chicken and marinade with plastic wrap and refrigerate the marinated chicken for at least two hours.
  4. In a wok or large skillet, heat vegetable oil and first fry the raw white cashew nuts; when they are lightly fried, add the green pepper cut into wide lengthwise strips.
  5. Also add a large onion cut into eight pieces, green beans, the remaining garlic cloves, and a little grated fresh ginger. Stir-fry the vegetables for several minutes but remove them from the heat before they get fully tender and set them aside.
  6. In the same wok or skillet, add the chicken with its marinade plus one chicken stock cube and 1 cup of water and fry the chicken for about 5 minutes. You may add a little oyster sauce or water to make sure the chicken cooks before returning the vegetables to the wok with the chicken.
  7. You do not want the vegetables to overcook; they should remain somewhat crisp.
  8. Serve the cashew chicken with white cooked rice or pilaf-style rice with mushrooms and corn.
  9. Method for preparing white rice with mushrooms and corn:
  10. Place 1 cup of sliced canned mushrooms in a pot with a little vegetable oil. Sauté the mushrooms for one minute, then add frozen or canned corn and sauté the mushrooms and corn for 2 minutes.
  11. Add 2 cups of white basmati rice and stir for several minutes with the mushrooms and corn.
  12. Add 3 cups of water (or enough to cover the rice) and bring the mixture to a medium boil.
  13. When the water boils, reduce to very low heat and leave until the rice is fully cooked.
  14. This cashew chicken with mushroom-and-corn rice recipe comes to you today from the Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm kitchen.
  15. For how to make homemade chicken stock cubes click this link: How to make chicken stock cubes at home
  16. For more Chinese kitchen recipes click this link to read details of: Chinese Shenwaz salad
  17. Click here to read details: How to make Chinese noodle salad with shrimp
  18. #recipes #dish #chicken #cashew_chicken #chicken_with_cashews #ShoTabkhinAlYoum #Chinese_dishes #Chinese_cuisine

Notes and serving ideas

  • How to Make Chicken Bouillon Cubes at Home
  • Chinese Chinoise Salad
  • How to Make Chinese Noodle Salad with Shrimp
Save or plan
Save and collect

Guest mode

Try it now. Decide later.

Keep using Zesta on this device. When you’re ready for sync, reminders, and household features — create a free account.

saved recipesUsed: 0/30Remaining: 30
Pin into WeekCraft

Guest mode

Try it now. Decide later.

Keep using Zesta on this device. When you’re ready for sync, reminders, and household features — create a free account.

recipe-to-plan actionsUsed: 0/8Remaining: 8
Loading section...

Personalized recipe tools are loading.

Loading section...

Personalized recipe tools are loading.

Chef

Loubna Fawaz

Loubna Fawaz shares a practical home-cooking collection on Zesta, with recipes gathered for everyday tables and repeat cooking.

Open chef profile

Zesta Library

Related recipes you may also like

These picks lean on similar category, chef, and cooking style.