Serves 2
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup (350gr.) Chicken breast meat, cut into bite-size pieces
1 Onion, cut into slices
3-4 Large dried chilies, deseeded and cut into 1.5 cm length
1/2 cup Unsalted roasted cashew nuts
1/2 Red bell pepper, cut into small square pieces
1/2 Green bell pepper, cut into small square pieces
1 Green banana pepper, cut into thin slices
1 Red long pepper, cut into thin julienne
2 Stalks of scallion/spring onion, cut into 2 cm.
1-2 Stalks celery, thin slices
3 Large cloves garlic, crushed and roughly chopped
1 Tablespoon corn starch
1 Pinch of salt
1/2 Teaspoon sesame oil
1 tsp. Dark sweet soy sauce
1-1/2 cups vegetable cooking oil
Seasoning Sauce:
1 tbsp. Soy sauce
2 tbsp. Oyster sauce
1 tbsp. Granulated sugar
1/4 cup Chicken broth or water
1 tbsp. Grated fresh ginger
1/4 tsp Ground white pepper
Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, marinade chicken with white pepper, salt, sesame oil, dark sweet soy sauce, and toss in corn starch. Set aside for 15 minutes.
2. In a small bowl, prepare the seasoning sauce by mixing all the ingredients together. Set aside.
3. Heat up the oil in the medium-low heat, deep fry the cashew nuts until light golden brown, drain the oil and set aside.
4. Heat up 2 tablespoon vegetable oil in medium-low heat, fry the dried chilies until shiny deep red, fragrant and crunchy. Drain the oil and set aside.
5. Heat up a wok in medium heat, add 2 tablespoon vegetable oil and stir-fry garlic for a few second or lightly until fragrant. Add chicken stir-fry until the chicken is tender. Then, add in the seasoning sauce and the broth, stir-fry to combine.
6. Then, add peppers, onion, celery, banana pepper, cashew nuts, scallion, red chilies, and stir-fry until heated through or about 30 seconds.
Remove from heat. Transfer to a dish and serve with steamed white rice.