Cashew Chicken

    So I'm trying to get back in the swing of things. I ate this two nights ago, therefore this is lightyears faster than my current rate of...zero blog posts. Now I am not one for spicy food, so I chose to cut the amount of red pepper flakes drastically, and left that for the end so Patrick could pile on as much as he wanted, but I stuck with the savory delicious mixture. So fear not, those that have sensitive tongues such as my own- when you cook your own meals, you hold all the spicy power in your hand!

Cashew Chicken 

It tastes really good when you mix the veggies with the rice and chicken. It's like a crazy yummy fried rice but not

1 pound of chicken breast,  cubed
2 1/2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce ¼ cup oil
1/2-1 tsp red pepper flakes (depending on how spicy you want it, a little goes a long way)* If you want to make it spicy
3 green onions, sliced diagonally
2 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tsp of jarred minced garlic)1/2 cup cashews, unsalted toasted sesame seeds lightly or unsalted cashews.
sauce: 4 tbsp soy sauce 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch 4 tsp sugar 2 tsp white vinegar

Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces, combine 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce with chicken in medium sized bowl. . Let sit while you prepare the other ingredients.

In a small bowl, whisk 4 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 1/2 tbsp corn starch, 4 tsp sugar, and 2 tsp vinegar. Set aside. Slice the green onions, and measure out the red pepper flakes and minced garlic. 

Drain chicken in strainer to get the marinade off as much a possible. Heat oil in a wok over high heat.  Add red pepper flakes to oil,stir a couple times. Add chicken all at once, let sit for a minute or two till golden,then turn chicken. Add garlic to chicken. Cook chicken till golden on all sides and cooked through. drain oil if there is still an excessive amount. Add cashews. Move wok off hot stove and immediately pour in sauce while constantly turning chicken over to cover everything in sauce. Sauce should thicken quite a bit, if you want it thicker put it back on medium heat for about 5-10 seconds, and stir, stir, stir. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds and add sliced green onions. Serve over Rice. ENJOY!

-slightly adapted from Mammachelle

-Sweet Sarah