Chicken and cashews
TM6 TM5

Chicken and cashews

3.1 (495 ratings)

Ingredients

Chicken and cashews

  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
  • 400 g skinless chicken breast fillet or chicken thigh fillet, cut into strips (approx. 5 x 2 cm)
  • 300 g basmati rice (see Tips)
  • 900 g water
  • 100 - 200 g broccoli, broken into florets
  • 225 g canned bamboo shoots, drained
  • 1 carrot, cut into thin slices diagonally
  • 3 celery stalks, cut into pieces (4 cm)
  • 6 spring onions/shallots, trimmed and cut into pieces (4 cm)
  • ½ capsicum, deseeded and cut into pieces (1 cm)
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds, plus extra for garnishing
  • 50 g roasted unsalted cashew nuts

Sauce

  • 1 ½ tsp cornflour
  • 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 fresh long red chilli, deseeded if preferred (optional)
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 40 g soy sauce or tamari
  • 2 - 3 tsp honey, to taste
  • 1 pinch sea salt, to taste
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper, to taste
  • 20 g lime juice (approx. 1 lime), to serve (optional)

Nutrition
per 1 portion
Calories
1867 kJ / 444 kcal
Protein
24 g
Carbohydrates
60.5 g
Fat
10.7 g
Saturated Fat
1.9 g
Fibre
5 g
Sodium
531.4 mg

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