{"id":10126,"date":"2012-05-23T11:35:44","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T09:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=10126"},"modified":"2013-05-06T14:20:55","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T12:20:55","slug":"stir-fried-asparagus-chicken-and-cashew-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=10126","title":{"rendered":"Stir Fried Asparagus, Chicken and Cashew Nuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10135\" title=\"aspcashewp\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/aspcashewp.png\" width=\"430\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/aspcashewp.png 430w, http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/aspcashewp-420x315.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This easy, but excellent dish was inspired by the <a href=\"http:\/\/mummyicancook.blogspot.com\/2012\/05\/cashew-asparagus.html\" target=\"_blank\">cashew and asparagus\u00a0side-dish<\/a>\u00a0I have recently seen at Shu Han&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/mummyicancook.blogspot.com\/2012\/05\/cashew-asparagus.html\" target=\"_blank\">Mummy, I can cook!<\/a>. She has chosen my beloved vegetable and my favourite nuts, preparing them in one of the most frequent cooking methods I use, so when I saw her post I realised once more how enriching are my regular peeks at my blogging friends&#8217; adventures&#8230; Needless to say, I instantly bookmarked the recipe and waited only for my following visit to farmers market.<\/p>\n<p>Since I needed a quick one-bowl lunch, I have transformed Shu Han&#8217;s side-dish into a main course, adding chicken breast pieces I often fry with cashew nuts and serving it in a bowl, on top of steamed rice. I have also slightly changed the sauce ingredients, still binding it with corn starch. Crisp asparagus, roast crunchy cashew nuts and delicate chicken pieces seasoned with a light, slightly sweet sauce created a very interesting, complex combination of flavours. I am really glad to have a new, excellent recipe on my list of asparagus dishes. Thank you, Shu Han, for this brilliant idea! (If you want to see Shu Han&#8217;s original version, click <a href=\"http:\/\/mummyicancook.blogspot.com\/2012\/05\/cashew-asparagus.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>If you look for some asparagus cooking ideas, here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=10061\">-Tama Konnyaku and Asparagus Skewers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=9814\">-Asparagus Teriyaki Pork Rolls<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=4779\">-Asparagus Tempura<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\": http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=13914\">-Asparagus Maki Sushi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Preparation: 20 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients (serves one):<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1\/2 chicken breast<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7 thin green asparagus spears<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>10 cashew nuts<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>oil<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>salt, pepper<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sauce:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>1 tablespoon soy sauce (or more if using low-sodium sauce)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>1 teaspoon water<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>1 teaspoon sake<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>1 teaspoon syrup or sugar \u00a0(I used agave syrup)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>1 teaspoon corn starch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cut up the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces and season it slightly with salt.<\/p>\n<p>Cut up the asparagus\u00a0spears into bite-sized pieces too.<\/p>\n<p>Combine the sauce ingredients in a glass or small bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Heat a small amount of oil in a pan or wok. Roast the cashew nuts until slightly golden. Put them aside.<\/p>\n<p>Add more oil and stir fry the chicken pieces for about five minutes, add the asparagus spurs and stir fry for about 5-7 minutes (or more, until the chicken is well cooked).<\/p>\n<p>Add the cashew nuts, the sauce and heat, constantly stirring, for about one minute until the sauce thickens.<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle with ground pepper.<br \/>\nServe with rice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This easy, but excellent dish was inspired by the cashew and asparagus\u00a0side-dish\u00a0I have recently seen at Shu Han&#8217;s Mummy, I can cook!. She has chosen&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[185,149,125],"tags":[45],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10126"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10126"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13925,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10126\/revisions\/13925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}