Cashew Chicken Stir Fry {15 Minute Meal}

A cashew chicken stir fry made with chicken mince on a plate with rice and broccoli.

5 from 11 votes

Cashew Chicken Stir Fry {15 Minute Meal}

This Cashew Chicken Stir Fry is delicious, zero fuss and is ready in just 15 minutes! Made with chicken mince, it’s a healthy and tasty alternative meat for this simple fakeaway-style dinner.

Cook Time15

Total Time15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings:

Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

100 g Cashew nuts
1 tbsp Sunflower oil
500 g Chicken mince
4 tsp Garlic See notes
3 tsp Ginger puree See notes

For the sauce:

1 tbsp Cornflour See notes
3 tbsp Soy sauce
2 tbsp Oyster sauce
2 tbsp Honey
1/4 tbsp Black pepper
Pinch of chilli flakes Optional
100 ml Water

To garnish:

Sesame seeds Optional

Instructions

Toast the cashews in a dry large saucepan or frying pan until golden, stirring frequently. Remove them from the pan and set aside.
Using the same pan, add the oil over a medium high heat and add the mince. Break up the mince as it cooks with a wooden spoon.
Cook the mince until browned all over (approx 5-7 minutes), then add the garlic and ginger. Cook for a further 5 minutes.
While this is cooking, make up the sauce by putting the cornflour in a jug or bowl and gradually mixing in the soy sauce (this is called a 'slurry' - see notes). Add in the other ingredients and stir until smooth.
Turn the heat up to high, pour in the sauce and add the toasted cashews.
Stir well so everything is fully coated in the sauce, and cook for 3-5 minutes.
Serve over rice and vegetables, sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Notes

How to make a slurry: This is a trick to thicken the sauce without ending up with floury lumps. First you add cornflour to a small bowl, mug or jug, then use a little liquid from the sauce (a spoonful or two) to mix the cornflour into a paste consistency. Add that back into the sauce and stir.

Cornflour: PLEASE NOTE that cornflour in the UK is NOT the same as it in the US! There it's known as 'corn starch'. Corn flour in the US is something different (the same as cornmeal in the UK), so please don't use this.

Garlic and ginger: I used prepared tubes for this to speed things up, but if you prefer to use fresh instead, that’s fine too.

Cashew nuts: You can omit these if you’re nut-free, or you can substitute for a vegetable of your choice.

Serving suggestion: Rice or noodles and vegetables

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