Vegetable Cashew Saute Recipes

VEGETABLE CASHEW SAUTE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the rotini 10 to 12 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• In a small bowl, mix the 2 tablespoons sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar.
• Heat the 1/4 cup sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the broccoli, carrots, red bell pepper, mushrooms, shelled edamame, and cashews. Mix in the sesame oil sauce. Cover skillet, and cook 5 minutes, or until vegetables are tender but crisp. Serve over the cooked pasta.

VEGGIE-CASHEW STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, water, brown sugar and lemon juice until smooth; set aside., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Stir-fry garlic for 1 minute. Add vegetables; cook until vegetables are crisp-tender, 6-8 minutes., Stir soy sauce mixture and add to pan. Bring to a boil. Add rice and water chestnuts; heat through. Top with cashews.

EMERIL'S VEGETABLE CASHEW STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat a wok or saute pan over high heat.
• Add oil, and saute garlic, ginger and green onion a few seconds until fragrant.
• Add vegetables and essence; stir-fry until vegetables are tender crisp, about 3 minutes.
• Add soy sauce, sugar and cashews; toss to combine well.
• Serve immediately; over rice, if desired.

CASHEW CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Dice your chicken breasts into bite sized pieces and place in a mixing bowl. Add in 1 Tablespoon corn starch and stir to cover all pieces.
• Place chicken in a skillet with 2 Tablespoons of olive oil and cook over medium heat until cooked through. The chicken will start to brown a little. Place chicken on plate and set aside.
• In another bowl mix together the chicken broth, hoison sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, and 1 Tablespoon corn starch. Whisk together well.
• Heat 2 Tablespoons oil in the skillet over medium heat and add the green onions, minced garlic, broccoli, and red pepper. Cook until tender.
• After the veggies are cooked, transfer them to another plate.
• Add the sauce to the skillet and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens.
• Remove from heat and add in the chicken, veggies, and cashews. Stir until everything is covered in the sauce.
• Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
• Serve over a bed of cooked rice.

PORK AND VEGETABLE STIR-FRY WITH CASHEW RICE

Steps:

• RICE:.
• Cook the rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
• Stir in 1/3 cup chopped green onions, chopped dry-roasted cashews, and salt & pepper; set aside, and keep warm.
• PORK:.
• Combine 2/3 cup chicken broth, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, honey, and crushed red pepper flakes (if using) in a small bowl, and set aside.
• Combine pork, remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch, and the remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce in a bowl, tossing well to coat.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add pork; sauté 4 minutes or until browned.
• Remove from pan.
• VEGETABLES:.
• Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to pan.
• Add mushrooms and 1 cup onion; sauté 2 minutes.
• Stir in ginger and garlic; sauté 30 seconds.
• Add peas and bell pepper to pan; sauté 1 minute.
• Stir in pork; sauté 1 minute.
• Add reserved broth mixture to pan.
• Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly.
• Serve over cashew rice.