{"id":453,"date":"2011-06-16T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-06-16T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/?p=453"},"modified":"2011-06-16T08:00:09","modified_gmt":"2011-06-16T16:00:09","slug":"chicken-cashew-red-pepper-stir-fry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/?p=453","title":{"rendered":"Chicken, Cashew &#038; Red Pepper Stir-fry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have made <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrecipes.com\/recipe\/chicken-cashew-red-pepper-stir-fry-10000001886437\/\">this Cooking Light recipe<\/a> many times &#8212; always with great results. \u00a0It is a tasty, dependable stir-fry and quick to put together. \u00a0As always, when putting together a stir-fry, be sure to do all of the prep work first! \u00a0I usually serve this with brown rice and some fruit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicken, Cashew &amp; Red Pepper Stir-fry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Prep time:<\/strong><\/strong> 15-20 minutes<strong><br \/>\n<strong>Total:<\/strong> <\/strong>25-30 minutes<strong><br \/>\nServes: <\/strong>4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<br \/>\n<\/strong>3-3\/4 teaspoons cornstarch, divided<br \/>\n2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, divided<br \/>\n2 teaspoons dry sherry<br \/>\n1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar<em> (I use seasoned rice vinegar)<\/em><br \/>\n3\/4 teaspoon sugar<br \/>\n1\/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (I use Tabasco)<br \/>\n1 lb. boneless chicken breast, cut into smaller strips<br \/>\n1\/2 cup coarsely chopped cashews<br \/>\n2 tablespoons canola oil<br \/>\n2 cups julienne-cut red bell pepper<br \/>\n1 teaspoon minced garlic<br \/>\n1\/2 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger<br \/>\n3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Combine 1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, sherry, rice vinegar, sugar and hot sauce in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.<\/p>\n<p>2. Combine remaining 2-3\/4 teaspoons cornstarch, remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce and chicken in a medium bowl; toss well to coat.<\/p>\n<p>3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. \u00a0Add cashews to pan; cook 3 minutes or until lightly toasted, stirring frequently. \u00a0Remove from pan.<\/p>\n<p>4. Add oil to pan, swirling to coat. \u00a0Add chicken mixture to pan; saute 2 minutes or until lightly browned <em>(I find 3 minutes usually works better for me)<\/em>. \u00a0Remove chicken from pan; place in bowl.<\/p>\n<p>5. Add bell pepper to pan; saute 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. \u00a0Add garlic and ginger; cook 30 seconds. \u00a0Return chicken and cornstarch mixture <em>(from step #1)<\/em> to pan; cook 1 minute or until sauce is slightly thick. \u00a0Sprinkle with cashews and green onions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have made this Cooking Light recipe many times &#8212; always with great results. \u00a0It is a tasty, dependable stir-fry and quick to put together. \u00a0As always, when putting together a stir-fry, be sure to do all of the prep &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/?p=453\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[72,78,100,120,154,156,166,291,293,328,336,341,372],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}