![]() To me, it’s the local interpretation of Chinese cashew chicken and Kung Pao Chicken, combined into this mouthwatering spicy Thai cashew chicken. In fact, it’s one of my favorite chicken dishes whenever I eat out at local hot stir-fries stalls or restaurants when I am home in Malaysia. This variation of spicy cashew chicken is also popular in Southeast Asia. I always appreciate the local touch, which make good recipes even better!This spicy cashew chicken is adapted from my favorite Thai cookbook “ Thai Cooking Made Easy.” Stir the reserved marinade and 3/4 cup water into the skillet, and bring to a boil. Add the onion, spring onion, peppers, drained chillies and cashew nuts. Heat a wok over a high heat when the chicken is all cooked. Prepare the rest of the stir fry ingredients. Reserving the marinade mixture, place the chicken into the skillet, and cook about 10 minutes, until browned. Stir together the sauce ingredients in a jug, seasoning with around a teaspoon of white pepper. Stir in the onion, and cook about 5 minutes, until tender. The end results are always delicious, sometimes more delicious than the Chinese equivalents. Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium heat. In Chinese cuisine, these dishes are prepared the Chinese way, but the Thai versions are flavored with fish sauce or other local seasoning sauces such as sweet soy sauce, spices (yes!), chilies, and slightly varied ingredients. There are many examples: Rad Na, Pad See Ew, and in this case, cashew chicken. My sister used to work at a Thai Restaurant and thats how I first got introduced to this type of. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce: in a small bowl, whisk together the water, cornstarch, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce. Cashew Nut Chicken is one of the first Thai dishes I ate. Set aside they will crisp up as they cool. Toast in the oven until fragrant, about 5 minutes. However, a lot of Thai recipes that I like are basically Chinese in origin, with local influences, which add an exciting layer of taste structure to the originals. Place the cashews on a baking sheet in a single layer. Gai Pad Met Ma-Maung, Stir-Fried Chicken with Cashew Nut, was the dish of choicemost Americans like it, plus we had all the ingredients on handalong with brown rice, stir-fried brussel sprouts with tomatoes and Thai chili paste, and mini mango cheesecake bites.
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