Chicken With Celery And Cashews Recipes

CHICKEN WITH CELERY AND CASHEWS

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into thin slices across the grain.
• Heat the oil in a wok swirling it around till its really hot.Add the nuts stirring until they start to brown .
• Add the chicken and stir fry until nearly cooked thru.
• Add the celery and spring onions and continue stirring well in the wok.
• Add the yellow stir fry paste and season with salt and pepper. Toss lightly to cover the chicken and vegetables with the paste.
• Serve at once over plain steamed rice. Garnish with celery leaves.

CHICKEN STIR FRY WITH CELERY, CARROT AND CASHEW

Steps:

• Add cornflour to a small bowl and gradually add water to dilute it completely. Then add the remaining Sauce ingredients and mix well.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat.
• Add chicken pieces, season with salt & pepper and cook for 1.5 to 2 minutes until the chicken pieces start browning a bit.
• Add celery and carrot. Cook for 1.5 minutes, then add cashew nuts. Stir for 30 seconds.
• Add the sauce (note 2) and stir quickly as the sauce will thicken fast. Ensure that sauce coats each piece of stir fry ingredients.
• Add the sesame oil and quickly stir. Serve immediately.

ROAST HALF CHICKEN WITH CASHEW TARATOR AND CELERY

Steps:

• Make the spicy walnuts:
• Preheat oven to 300°F. Melt butter in a small skillet over medium, remove from heat, and mix in salt and cayenne. Whisk egg white in a medium bowl until soft peaks form; stir in brown sugar. Add seasoned butter and walnuts and fold to coat nuts.
• Spread nuts out on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet; bake, tossing every 10 minutes or so, until mixture is dry and nuts are toasted, 25-30 minutes. Let cool.
• Make the cashew tarator:
• Increase oven temperature to 350°F. Toast cashews on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Pulse cashews, bread, garlic, lemon juice, coriander, and 3/4 cup water in a food processor to combine. With motor running, stream in oil; process just to incorporate. Pulse, adding a splash or so of water if too thick, until a coarse purée forms; season with salt.
• Make the chicken:
• Increase oven temperature to 475°F. Heat butter and 1 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Once butter is foaming, place chicken in pan, skin side up. Tilt pan and spoon butter mixture over chicken until the entire surface is coated. Sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt and transfer to oven. Roast chicken, rotating pan halfway through, until skin is golden brown and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh registers 165°F, 25-30 minutes. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss celery, celery leaves, mixed seeds, lemon juice, and 1/2 cup spicy walnuts in a medium bowl. Drizzle with oil, season with salt, and toss again.
• Spoon tarator onto a platter and top with celery salad and chicken.
• Do Ahead
• Spicy Walnuts can be made 5 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature. Cashew Tarator can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.

CASHEW CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of broth. Meanwhile, combine the cornstarch, soy sauce, ginger and remaining broth until smooth; set aside. , Add chicken to the skillet; stir-fry over medium heat until no longer pink, about 3-5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm. , Add garlic, carrots and celery to skillet; stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add broccoli and peas; stir-fry for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir broth mixture; add to the skillet with the chicken. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in cashews. Serve over rice if desired.