Show your wok star credentials with this simple stir fry. It will only take you about 20 minutes to get on the table.
Ingredients
- 600g chicken thigh fillets, cut into 2cm pieces
- 3 teaspoons cornflour
- 3/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 large red capsicum, deseeded, coarsely chopped
- 5 green shallots, ends trimmed, cut into 5cm lengths
- 80ml (1/3 cup) Massel chicken style liquid stock
- 55g (1/3 cup) salted roasted cashews
- Steamed rice, to serve
- Lime wedges, to serve
Method
- Step 1Combine the chicken, cornflour, sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce in a medium bowl.
- Step 2Heat 3 teaspoons of the peanut oil in a wok over high heat until just smoking. Add the capsicum and green shallot and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a heatproof bowl.
- Step 3Heat 3 teaspoons of remaining peanut oil in the wok over high heat. Add half the chicken mixture and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until brown. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. Repeat with the remaining oil and chicken mixture, reheating wok between batches.
- Step 4Return chicken mixture to the wok. Add the stock and the remaining soy sauce and cook until mixture boils. Return the capsicum mixture to the wok and stir-fry until heated through. Remove from heat. Add the cashews and toss to combine.
- Step 5Spoon the rice among serving bowls. Top with chicken & cashew stir-fry and serve with lime wedges, if desired.
- Author: Kerrie Sun
- Image credit: Ian Wallace
- Publication: Australian Good Taste
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