Chicken cashew is made out of deep fried or stir fried chicken mixed together with cashews then served with thick oyster sauce. There are several versions of this dish but I’m pretty sure that most of you didn’t know that this is actually an American dish, Chinese-American to be precise.

David Leong who moved from China to US in 1940’s made the most popular version where chicken are deep fried; and he named it Springfield Cashew Chicken. David struggled to sell Chinese food in United States so he began creating dishes that would appeal to local residents until this dish was served first at Grove Supper Club in Springfield, Missouri in 1963. Obviously, that was where he named his dish for. It became really popular that made him open his own restaurant named Leong’s Tea House in 1963. It was in business for more than 30 years until it closed its doors in 1997. But even though Leong is out of business the legacy continues as there are more than 70 restaurants in Missouri that still serves his dish.

Chicken Cashew

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• Author: Raymund
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Yield: 4 1x
• Category: Main Course
• Cuisine: Chinese

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Chicken cashew is made out of deep fried or stir fried chicken mixed together with cashews then served with thick oyster sauce. There are several versions of this dish but I’m pretty sure that most of you didn’t know that this is actually an American dish, Chinese-American to be precise.

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Ingredients

Chicken Cashew

• 500g chicken breast, sliced
• 1 cup cashew nuts
• 2 pcs green capsicum, sliced into squares
• 1/2 thumb sized ginger, sliced thinly
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
• peanut oil
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Sauce

• 1/4 cup Chinese cooking wine
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tsp sesame oil

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Instructions

1. Marinate chicken in cornstarch, 1 tbsp cooking wine and cornstarch for at least 30 minutes.
2. Mix together sauce ingredients then set aside.
3. In a wok add oil then stir fry chicken in high heat until cooked, remove from wok then set aside.
4. In the same wok add oil then sauté ginger and onions for 1 minute.
5. Add capsicum and stir fry for another minute.
6. Add the chicken back, cashew and the sauce, mix well to coat the chicken pieces evenly. Cook for 2 more minutes.
7. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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