Stir-fry chicken with cashews
5
Points®
Total time: 21 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 6 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This flavorful chicken stir-fry comes together in a quick 20 minutes and it a great way to introduce new flavors to your family. As a one-pot dinner or lunch, this dish can stand on its own but you can amp-up the vegetables by adding 1cup of fresh broccoli florets to the dish when the bell peppers are added. You can also serve this dish over a bed of steamed rice or riced cauliflower. The spice blend in this stir-fry, using star anise and fennel seeds, gives the dish licorice-like flavor. If this isn’t your favorite taste, you can leave these out and the dish will still be delicious. If you prefer beef, thinly slice a small filet or other lean cut and cook as you would the chicken.
Ingredients
Soy sauce
2 Tbsp
Rice cooking wine
1 Tbsp
Cider vinegar
1 Tbsp
Packed brown sugar
2 tsp
Peanut oil
4 tsp
Garlic
3 clove(s), crushed
Fresh ginger
1 Tbsp, grated, peeled
Peppercorn
2 tsp, Szechuan variety, crushed
Fennel seeds
1 tsp, crushed
Star anise
1 item(s)
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast
1 pound(s), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
Table salt
¼ tsp
Orange bell pepper
1 large, sliced
Red onion
1 medium, sliced
Cilantro
¼ cup(s), chopped
Unsalted cashews (dry roasted, no sugar added)
¼ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Stir together soy sauce, rice wine, vinegar, and brown sugar in small bowl.
2
Heat large deep skillet or wok over high heat until drop of water sizzles in pan. Add 2 teaspoons oil and swirl to coat pan. Add garlic, ginger, peppercorns, fennel seeds, and star anise and stir-fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add chicken in one layer, sprinkle with salt, and cook, without stirring, 1 minute. Then stir-fry until chicken is no longer pink, 1–2 minutes. Transfer chicken mixture to bowl.
3
Heat remaining 2 teaspoons oil in pan. Add bell pepper and onion and stir-fry until vegetables are crisp-tender, 1–2 minutes. Add chicken and soy sauce mixtures. Cook, stirring often, until chicken is heated through, about 1 minute. Sprinkle with cilantro and cashews. Remove garlic and star anise before serving.
4
Serving size: 1 cup
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