#CASHEW NUT CHICKEN FREE#
I dream of the day I can find a gluten free Chinese takeout but honestly, having found how easy this was to make, I don't feel so sad. This also means it's difficult to avoid cross contamination with multiple dishes cooked in the same pans.Īnd taking out the soy sauce is no fun - especially when you can easily replace it with tamari, the gluten free alternative. Most Chinese food uses soy sauce as a staple ingredient making it unsafe for someone with coeliac disease. I think Chinese food has a real lure when you have coeliac disease or are gluten free because it's so hard to find it when eating out. Ideally you'll also need a wok to cook this in, but any large saucepan or frying pan will work if you don't have one. Making Chinese food gluten free is actually really easy to do once you have all the ingredients. I now make this all the time and serve it up with some easy egg fried rice on the side and a bowl of gluten free prawn crackers.Īnd now I can make this dish so easily at home, I don't feel sad about not being able to eat Chinese takeaway anymore! Making gluten free Chinese food With crunchy cashews, tender chicken and bursts of green pepper, it's such a simple dish to make for an authentic Chinese fake-away. However - with a few simple tweaks I've managed to perfect this gluten free chicken with cashew nuts dish which is just like the real deal. I absolutely love this dish but because so much Chinese food is made with soy sauce it's sadly not gluten free. In a separate bowl, mix together all the sauce ingredients (chicken stock, honey, light soy sauce, hoisin sauce, dark soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, and white pepper) and set aside.Īlso take the time to prep your other ingredients.If there's one meal I really miss from a Chinese take-away it's a classic chicken with cashew nuts. Adding the extra water will really keep your chicken moist and tender!įor more information and preparing chicken for stir fries, see Bill’s post on Chicken velveting 101. Mix the chicken, cornstarch, 3 tablespoons water, oil, and oyster sauce, until all the liquid has been absorbed by the chicken. Cashew Chicken Recipe Instructions STep 1: Marinate chicken
If you love cashews like I do, this Cashew Chicken stir-fry is a perfect dish to add to your rotation.
Our chicken cashew stir-fry uses hoisin sauce and honey, combined with a blend of soy sauces to make a classic brown sauce. Finally, a touch of rice wine vinegar helps contrast the richness without overpowering the dish. We find many cashew chicken recipes are overpoweringly sweet, but ours, developed from our family’s restaurant days, is balanced and flavorful. Enjoy! Developing Our Cashew Chicken Recipe We have since updated it with higher-res photos, metric measurements, and clearer instructions. Note: This recipe was originally published in July 2019. Unlike another nutty stir-fry favorite, Kung Pao Chicken (which is cooked with chillies and roasted peanuts), cashew chicken (also called chicken with cashew nuts) has a mild, lightly sweet brown sauce, the perfect complement to roasted cashews. Cashew Chicken is a Chinese American dish you’ve probably seen on many Chinese takeout menus.
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