Cashew Chicken with Broccoli, Peppers, & Edamame
This is an easy to make recipe that is more delicious and nutritious than your usual Chinese take-out. You can put it on Rice or Noodles, either way it’ll be delicious.
This recipe is for 2 people so adjust accordingly.
Chicken Breast cut into bite size pieces
~1/4 Cup Tequila
Red Pepper Flakes
Sesame Oil
Olive Oil
Butter
1/4 Red Bell Pepper julienned
1/4 Green Bell Pepper julienned
1/2 Cup Broccoli chopped
1/2 Cup Chicken Bouillon or Stock
~1/2 Cup Edamame (I shamelessly used frozen)
1/2 Cup Cashews chopped (I use salt free, plenty of salt in Soy Sauce)
2 Cloves Garlic minced
~2 Tbs Soy Sauce
2 Tsp Chili Garlic or Chili Sauce
~3 Tbs Hoisin Sauce
2 Tsp Sugar
1/2 Tsp Dried Ginger
Black Pepper Grinds
1/2 Tbs Cornstarch
Parsley chopped
Green Onions chopped
To marinade the Chicken, cut it up into bite size pieces and add them to a bowl with the Tequila and the Red Pepper Flakes. Cover it and put it in the fridge until it’s time to cook it.
Pour the Sesame Oil, Olive Oil, and Butter into a cast iron skillet and get it nice and hot. After cutting the Broccoli and Peppers, add them to the hot oily skillet.
Meanwhile, prepare the Edamame however you’d like whether that’s steaming or microwaving.
Get a saucepan out and make the Chicken Bouillon or Stock and keep that pan nearby for the sauce.
Once the Peppers and Broccoli are done, place them in a metal bowl. It’s now time to cook the Chicken.
Pour the Chicken bowl from the fridge onto a plate with some paper towels and pat the cutlets almost dry.
Add more Oil and Butter if you’d like to the skillet (I certainly do) and sauté the Marinated Chicken until they’re cooked all the way through. Then add them to the bowl with the Broccoli and Peppers.
In a small bowl whisk together the Soy Sauce, Chili Sauce, Hoisin Sauce, Sugar, Dried Ginger, Black Pepper, and Cornstarch. Add the minced Garlic, the chopped Cashews, the cooked Edamame, Parsley, and the chopped Green Onions.
Turn the Chicken Stock pan on low and add the whisked Soy Sauce & Cashew bowl. Stir it all together.
Once the sauce is hot, pour it into the Chicken, Broccoli, & Peppers bowl and stir that all together before pouring it over your rice or noodles. Enjoy!
