Best Chicken Stir Fry With Asparagus And Cashews Food And Wine Recipes

ASPARAGUS AND CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Freeze the chicken breasts for 20 to 30 minutes and then thinly slice the chicken against the grain into strips. Toss the strips with about half the garlic and ginger, the soy sauce, sugar, 1 teaspoon of the cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and the sherry in a bowl. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes. Mix the remaining cornstarch with the broth.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil a large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add the asparagus, scallions, remaining garlic, ginger, 1/4 cup of water, and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir-fry until the asparagus is bright green but still crisp, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Heat the same skillet until very hot, then add remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add the chicken and stir-fry until it loses its raw color and gets a little brown, about 3 minutes. Return the asparagus to the pan and toss to heat through. Stir in the reserved cornstarch mixture and bring to a full boil to thicken. Mound the stir-fry on a serving platter or divide among 4 plates; serve with rice.

CASHEW CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS STIR FRY

Steps:

• In a bowl, stir together the first three ingredients and add chicken; coat well and set aside.
• In another small bowl, mix the cooking sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Place a wok over medium-high heat; when wok is hot, add 2 tablespoons of the oil. When oil is hot, add the cashews and stir until browned (about 1 minute). Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Add the chicken mixture and stir-fry until meat is no longer pink in the center (about 3 minutes). Remove from wok and set aside.
• Pour the remaining tablespoon oil into the wok. When the oil is hot, add the bell peppers, onion, asparagus and ginger; stir-fry until the pepper is crisp-tender to the bite (about 4 minutes).
• Return the chicken to the wok. Stir cooking sauce to blend and add to wok; stir until bubbly and sauce has thickened. Stir in the cashews and immediately serve over the rice.

ASPARAGUS CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Place asparagus in a steamer basket; place in a saucepan over 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil; cover and steam for 5-7 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and keep warm. , In a small bowl, combine 1 teaspoon cornstarch and egg white until smooth; add chicken and toss to coat. In a large nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in oil for 4-5 minutes or until no longer pink. , Place the remaining cornstarch in a small bowl; stir in the sherry or broth, soy sauce and sugar until smooth. Gradually add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Stir in the cashews, onions and asparagus. Serve over rice.

CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS STIR FRY

Steps:

• Heat peanut oil with the two tablespoons of broth in a wok over medium heat. Add the garlic and scallions and saute for a few seconds. Add the chicken pieces and stir fry until opaque, about 5 to 8 minutes. Push the chicken onto the sides of the wok. Add a little more broth if necessary, and add carrot slices. Stir fry about 2 minutes, then add the asparagus and stir fry 3 minutes more. Add water chestnuts and continue to stir fry for another minute. Bring chicken back down and combine all ingredients well.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Add mixture to the wok and stir to coat. Cover and steam for about 2 minutes, then serve.

ASPARAGUS CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cut asparagus into 1-inch pieces, discarding tough bottoms of spears.
• In a small bowl, mix together the hoisin sauce and brown sugar and set aside.
• Heat wok or large skillet over medium high heat.
• When hot, add 2 tablespoons of oil.
• Stir fry asparagus for approximately 2 minutes.
• Remove from the wok and keep warm.
• Heat wok to high heat.
• Add remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and the chicken pieces and stir fry until the chicken is no longer pink.
• Add the reserved asparagus and hoisin/sugar sauce and stir fry all together until pieces are well-coated with sauce.
• Serve over the hot rice.

SPRINGTIME CHICKEN AND CASHEW STIR FRY

Steps:

• Heat a pan or wok over medium heat and stir fry the cashews until golden.
• Remove to a plate.
• Heat half the oil in pan or wok over high heat and add half the chicken pieces and stir fry until golden brown & cooked. Remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining chicken in the same pan.
• Heat the remaining oil over med high heat and add the corn, asparagus, red pepper, snow peas, garlic & ginger.
• Stir fry for a few minutes until tender.
• Return chicken to the pan and add in the plum & chilli sauces.
• Stir fry for another few minutes until heated through.
• Serve on top of steamed rice and top with the chopped coriander or parsley.
• Enjoy :).