Stir-fried Chicken with Cashew Nuts
1.
Prepare the ingredients as shown in the picture.
The chicken thigh is boneless, peeled and cut into thumb-sized cubes, and the cucumber is dice.
Rub a small piece of ginger into puree and squeeze out the juice, add 40g of cooking wine and mix thoroughly to make ginger wine for later use.
[Hint] Use chicken thigh meat, because it is more tender and slippery than chicken breast. You can also use chicken breast if you like it.
2.
Chicken syrup:
Add 2g of salt, half of egg white, 10g of ginger wine (ginger juice + cooking wine), stir well, add 20g of starch.
3.
The chicken paste after sizing should be a thin layer of stickiness on the surface, without excess water, and stirring evenly can also reduce splashing when the oil is behind.
Place in the refrigerator to marinate for 15 minutes.
4.
Add edible oil, wide oil, cold oil and cashew nuts in the pot, and fry them over low heat. Constantly flipping during the bombing process.
5.
Remove the cashew until the surface of the cashew is golden yellow.
The oil does not need to be poured out, it will be used to over-oil the chicken for a while.
6.
After the chicken is marinated, turn on high heat until the chopsticks are put into the pot and immediately produce fine air bubbles. Drop the chicken diced into the pot, use the chopsticks to scatter it, and remove it immediately after the discoloration is broken.
Heat the pan with more oil to prevent the chicken from sticking and stirring and reduce the oil explosion.
7.
Leave about 1 tablespoon of base oil in the pot, add 1 tablespoon of lard, and bring to a boil.
8.
Stir-fried sauce is especially prone to splashing, so beginners should pay attention to small fires throughout the process to protect themselves.
Add the dry yellow sauce to a little cooking wine to bring to the boil and pour it into the pot. On low heat, use the back of a circular frying spoon to fry the sauce, and fry it with the oil. The frying process is about 2-3 minutes, and the remaining ginger wine is added three times in the middle.
After the sauce comes out, add a little chicken powder and stir-fry with 10g sugar. When the sauce becomes darker, slip into the diced chicken immediately.
[Hint] The dried yellow bean paste here is more fragrant. If I can't buy it, I tried fresh yellow bean paste. But try not to use sweet noodle sauce. Sweet noodle sauce contains a lot of sugar, which will gelatinize in the pan and make it easier to fry.
9.
Use the back of a spoon to quickly fry the diced chicken until the sauce is evenly coated. Don't fry for too long, just wrap the sauce.
10.
Turn to high heat, add cashew nuts and diced cucumber, stir-fry for a few times, turn off the heat and serve.
11.
The sauce is rich, the chicken is smooth and tender, the cucumber is refreshing, and the cashew is crispy. It is a must-have dish for home cooking!
Tips:
1. The dried yellow bean paste here is more fragrant. If I can't buy it, I tried fresh yellow bean paste. But try not to use sweet noodle sauce. Sweet noodle sauce contains a lot of sugar, which will gelatinize in the pan and make it easier to fry.
The sauce is all sautéed instead of thickened, but if you like the sauce, you can add it at the end according to your own taste.
2. Fry the cashew nuts and stir-fry sauce on a low fire, and quickly slide the chicken on a high fire. Pay attention to the heat to protect yourself in the frying pan.
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