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Chicken and Cashew Nuts

Succulent chicken chunks with toasty cashew nuts.
This is a Malaysian dish.
Serves two to three, and goes well with rice and beansprouts.

Ingredients

2 boneless chicken breasts
1 hens egg
5 ml salt
10 ml cornflour
to taste FAIRTRADE freshly ground black pepper
100 gm Traidcraft Fair Trade Cashew Nuts
25 ml FAIRTRADE white wine
25 ml light soy sauce
20 ml Swazi Ktchen Fair Trade curry sauce
garnish salad onions
25 ml sunflower oil
FAIRTRADE Sources
Fresh food
Cashew Nuts
Wine
Swazi Kitchen Curry Sauce

Method

Preparation

Cut the chicken into small cubes (1cm).
Separate the eggwhite from the egg yolk, the yolk can be used elsewhere.
Combine the egg white, salt and cornflour, and then add the cubed chicken. Turn to coat all of the chicken pieces and allow stand 15 to 20 minutes. Slice the onions for use as a garnish.

Cooking

Heat 15 ml of oil in a wok or frying pan and stir fry the chicken until sealed (white). Once cooked, allow surplus oil to drain.
In a heavy bottomed pan, heat the remaining oil to medium, and add the cashew nuts. Stir fry until they start to brown, and then add the wine, and the soy sauce.
Stir in the drained chicken, and add the curry sauce.
Stir fry for 2 more minutes to make sure everything is heated through.
Garnish with the chopped onions and serve hot (from the pan).