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Healthy Chinese Food Recipes You’ll Adore

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January 28, 2016

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There’s something awfully comforting about sitting around a table and sharing delicious Chinese takeout with friends and loved ones. But there’s something straight up awful about the nutritional profiles of a lot of those takeout dishes. Wouldn’t it be more comforting to share that tasty meal in a healthier way?
Healthy Chinese food is possible, and we’ve got a few recipes you’re gonna want to try from our affiliate pals at Grokker.

Healthy Cashew Chicken

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Healthy Cashew Chicken
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: 3 servings
 
Ingredients
  • Sauce:
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 3 tablespoon Chinese rice wine (shaoxing) or dry sherry
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Chicken:
  • 8 ounces boned and skinned chicken breast
  • 2 teaspoon Chinese rice wine (shaoxing) or dry sherry
  • 2 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Stir-fry:
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 cups snow peas (8 oz) or sugar snap peas (12 oz), strings removed
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • ½ cup salted roasted cashews
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, mix the water, wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, and sugar. Set aside.
  2. Cut the chicken into ¼-inch thick slices, 2-3 inches long and about ½-inch wide. In a bowl, mix the chicken, wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, oil, and salt.
  3. Set a 14-inch wok over high heat. When the pan is hot, add 1½ teaspoons oil and rotate the pan to spread oil.
  4. Add the peas. Stir fry until the peas are lightly coated with oil. Add the water and cover the pan.
  5. Cook until peas are bright green, 1-2 minutes.
  6. Transfer the peas to a serving dish.
  7. Return the pan to high heat. When all remaining water has evaporated, add the remaining 1½ tablespoons oil to pan.
  8. Add the ginger and chicken. Stir fry until chicken is lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. Return the peas to pan.
  9. Stir the sauce mixture and add to pan. Stir-fry until sauce boils, about 30 seconds.
  10. Stir in the cashews and transfer to serving dish.

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Comments

3 Comments
  1. Julie Saldana says:
    January 17, 2019 at 10:24 pm

    Learning good things in other country’s cuisine is very interesting and wonderful. Thanks for sharing

  2. Mee Magnum says:
    June 1, 2019 at 7:14 am

    I would love to reprint this article on my blog, http://www.thechinesequest.com – I would leave all the links as is and provide link back to your blog.

    Please let me know if that is OK.

    Sincerely,
    -sMee

    1. Kristen says:
      June 3, 2019 at 8:43 am

      Hi Mee,

      I’m afraid we can’t permit reprinting of the full article. Please feel free to contact us at contact@fitbottomedeats.com if you’d like to discuss other options. Thanks!

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