Anyone have any yum ones to share or any good cookbooks, want to start cooking these from scratch rather than just buying a packet.
davidt4,
Sep 4, 6:02pm
Here's an easy one to get you started.
Spicy Chicken with Cashew Nuts
2 tablespoons peanut oil or coconut oil l2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 small onion, cut into halves 6-8 finger-length dried red chilies, rinsed, seeded and cut into halves 1/2 cup roasted cashew nuts, 8 oz chicken, cut into small cubes 1 spring onion, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-in lengths
Sauce: 1 teaspoon light soy sauce 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce 1 teaspoon fish sauce 1/4 teaspoon sugar or to taste 2 tablespoons water
Heat up a wok and add the oil. When the oil is heated, add the garlic, onion, dried red chilies and stir-fry until fragrant or when you smell the spicy aroma of the chilies. Add the cashew nuts and follow with the chicken. Stir-fry the chicken until the surface turns opaque. Add all the ingredients for the Sauce into the wok and continue to stir-fry until the chicken is cooked. Stir-in the scallion, dish out and serve immediately with steamed rice.
destiny21,
Sep 4, 9:59pm
sounds yum but have never seen/used dried red chillis
davidt4,
Sep 4, 10:07pm
You'd better tell us what ingredients you are willing to use.Dried chillies are a pretty important part of SE Asian and Chinese cooking.
destiny21,
Sep 4, 11:05pm
LOL I never said I won't use them, I said I have never seen or used them i.e where do I get them from!
buzzy110,
Sep 4, 11:08pm
What part of NZ do you live in! Save us looking up your profile.
davidt4,
Sep 4, 11:17pm
I didn't realise that your statement was intended to be a question.You can buy all kinds of dried chillies at an Indian or Chinese or Thai food market.As a rule the larger they are the milder they are.
uli,
Sep 4, 11:26pm
Or you can even buy chilli powder in your normal supermarket. Of course you have no idea how hot or "cold" it will be.
davidt4,
Sep 4, 11:28pm
I've just noticed a typo.This should read 2 cloves of garlic.
destiny21,
Sep 5, 9:57pm
thanks guys, I am in Dunedin. I will try your recipe david, I love cashew nuts!
fifie,
Sep 6, 5:02pm
destiny21 wrote: LOL I never said I won't use them, I said I have never seen or used them i.e where do I get them from![/quote. Is a store in stafford street called Sew Hoys in Dunedin great for asian cooking ingredients. Try davidt's asianrecipes they are yummy.
destiny21,
Sep 6, 9:08pm
thanks fifie, will go there. Bought ingredients for Davids recipe today, can't wait to try!
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