Chicken and Cashew Stir-Fry

Chicken and Cashew Stir-Fry

  • DifficultyEasy
  • Prep0:10
  • Cook0:20
  • Serves 4
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by johnadams Last updated on 05/05/2025

A simple family favourite.

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Ingredients

  • 650 g (fillets) chicken thighs thinly sliced
  • 3 bunches bok choy
  • 200 g sugar snap peas
  • 150 g unsalted roasted cashews
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 ginger cut into matchsticks
  • 1 tbs crushed garlic
  • 2 tbs light soy sauce
  • 2 tbs shaoxing wine
  • 2 tbs caster sugar
  • 2 tbs light extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tbs cornflour
  • 1/4 cup chicken stock (liquid)
  • 1 cup long grain rice white steamed

Method

  • Step 1
    Combine sugar, soy sauce, shaoxing Chinese cooking wine and oil. Whisk until sugar is dissolved completely. Pour over chicken pieces in a bowl and stir to coat all chicken. Cover in cling wrap and refrigerate for a minimum 1 hour. Several hours is best, stirring occasionally.
  • Step 2
    Top and tail sugar snap peas and slice in half at an angle. Cut stems from Bok Choy leaves and cut into pieces. Cut Bok Choy leaves into 5cm pieces.
  • Step 3
    Heat some oil in a wok and add marinated chicken. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Remove chicken from wok and set aside.
  • Step 4
    Wipe wok and put back on heat. Add some oil, then ginger and garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Step 5
    Add onion and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stirring constantly.
  • Step 6
    Add Bok Choy stems, sugar snap peas and cashews and cook 2-3 minutes stirring constantly
  • Step 7
    Add chicken back in and stir through. Add cornflour and chicken stock.
  • Step 8
    Add Bok Choi leaves and stir through until wilted and sauce thickened
  • Step 9
    Serve with boiled or steamed rice.

Equipment

  • wok
Recipe Notes

You need a piece of ginger about 4cm in length.

You can swap the chicken thigh fillets for chicken breast, if you prefer.

You can add a small amount of ginger to the marinade as well to enhance flavour of chicken more. You can also add ½ teaspoon of sesame oil as well.

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