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Cashew Chicken (Gai Pad Met Mamuang)

Name: Cashew Chicken (Gai Pad Met Mamuang)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1¼ lb chicken breast, cut into 3/4-inch cubes; 1 cup roasted unsalted cashews; 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch squares; ½ medium yellow onion, cut into wedges; 4 dried red chiles, broken into 1-inch pieces; 3 scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1½ tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp cornstarch; 3 tbsp neutral oil; 1½ cups jasmine rice, rinsed

Stir-fried chicken, roasted cashews, bell pepper and dried chile.

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Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Makes: 4 servings
Skill: Beginner
Heat: Mild, adjustable

Halal Contains tree nuts Contains gluten Contains soy Contains fish

Maui says

Toast the cashews in the wok first - store-bought 'roasted' cashews get a deeper roast and pick up the wok oil. It's a 90-second move that takes this from fine to actually good.

Ingredients

Everything below makes 4 servings.

1¼ lbchicken breastcut into 3/4-inch cubes
1 cuproasted unsalted cashews
1red bell peppercut into 1-inch squares
½ mediumyellow onioncut into wedges
4dried red chilesbroken into 1-inch pieces
3scallionscut into 1-inch lengths
3garlic clovesminced
2 tbspsoy sauce
1½ tbspoyster sauce
1 tspfish sauce
1 tspsugar
1 tspcornstarch
3 tbspneutral oil
1½ cupsjasmine ricerinsed

In the app these rescale to however many people you're feeding.

Nutrition

Per serving, as written.

540calories
34gprotein
38gcarbs
26gfat

Swaps move these numbers. A different protein or base changes them.

Instructions

Knife work first, then the stove. Nothing below asks you to chop while something burns.

Before you start

Start jasmine rice.
Cube chicken; cut bell pepper into 1-inch squares; wedge onion; cut scallions into 1-inch lengths.
Mince garlic. Break dried chiles. Whisk soy, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, cornstarch, and 2 tbsp water in a small bowl.

Toast cashews

Heat oil in the wok over medium heat. Add cashews; toss 90 sec until a shade darker and fragrant. Remove to a plate.

2 min · hands on

Sizzle chiles

Increase heat to high. Add dried chiles to the empty wok; toast 20 sec until darker - do not let them burn. Push to side.

1 min · hands on

Sear chicken

Add oil and garlic; stir-fry 15 sec. Add chicken; stir-fry 3 min until just cooked through and edges browned.

3 min · hands on

Vegetables

Add bell pepper and onion; toss 90 sec until just tender-crisp.

2 min · hands on

Sauce and finish

Pour sauce over (give it a quick whisk first - cornstarch settles). Toss 30 sec until it thickens and coats. Add cashews back and scallions; toss once more. Plate over rice.

1 min · hands on

Make it yours

Every swap here is one Maui already knows how to make, including what it does to the timing.

Instead of chicken breast Chicken thighs

Cube thighs slightly larger; stir-fry 4 min instead of 3. Adds about 1 minutes.

Instead of chicken breast Extra-firm tofu

Press 10 min, cube, sear until golden in step 2.

Instead of chicken breast Shrimp

Stir-fry shrimp 90 sec; pull and add back at end. Saves about 2 minutes.

Instead of jasmine rice Brown rice

Cook brown rice separately (40 min). Adds about 20 minutes.

What keeps

Holds 4 days; cashews soften on reheat but flavor stays. Stir in a small handful of fresh-toasted cashews per serving if you want crunch back.

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