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Tamarind Cashew Chicken with Lime
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Tamarind Cashew Chicken with Lime

★★★★★ 4.3 (430 ratings)

Our Cashew Chicken leans on fish sauce and patience: deeply savory and worth the wait, then finished with Lime.

Prep
18 min
Cook
30 min
Servings
6
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients

What you'll need

  • 1 lb cashew chicken
  • 4 oz fish sauce
  • 1/4 cup lime
  • 2 tbsp garlic
  • 1 cup Thai chiles
  • 3 cloves palm sugar
  • 1 tsp fresh cilantro
  • to taste a squeeze of citrus
Method

Step by step

  1. Season the cashew chicken generously and let it sit while you prep the aromatics.
  2. Build the base: cook the onion, garlic and spices until soft and fragrant.
  3. Add the cashew chicken and cook it through, letting it take on color and soak up the seasoning.
  4. Rest briefly, adjust the salt and acid, and finish with fresh herbs before serving.
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