お料理（鶏肉とカシューナッツのいためもの）

Another recipe. What can I say? Right now, cooking is probably my only socially acceptable hobby. Unfortunately, shouting at my new Nintendog is not, though I certainly do it quite a bit.



Cashew Chicken

Yield: 1

Ingredients:

• 60 g chicken breast
• 1/2 tsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp sake
• 30 g cashew nuts
• 1/2 green bell pepper
• 1/4 red bell pepper
• 1/4 stalk scallion
• 1/3 cm fresh ginger
• 1/4 red chili pepper
• 1 tsp salad oil
• Frying oil (as needed)
• 1/2 tbsp red miso
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp. sugar
• 1/4 tbsp sake
• 1/4 tsp Chinese soup stock granules
• 1/2 tbsp water

Preparation:

In a small bowl, mix together 1/2 tbsp red miso, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/4 tbsp sake, 1/4 tsp Chinese soup stock granules, and 1/2 tbsp water. Set aside.

Cut the 60 g of chicken breast into 1-inch pieces. Place the chicken in a small bowl, then cover with 1/2 tsp sake. Set aside.

Remove the seeds and cores of the bell peppers. Cut the 1/2 green bell pepper, 1/4 red bell pepper, and 1/4 stalk scallion into half-inch pieces. Peel 1/3 cm fresh ginger and mince finely. Chop the 1/4 red chili pepper into thin rings. Set aside.

In a pot, add some frying oil and heat until the oil begins to give off heat. Add the 30 g cashew nuts and deep fry until golden brown, then turn off the heat. Put the nuts on a paper towel to drain. (I was lazy and just pan-fried the nuts instead. Be careful! They burn VERY quickly!)

Add 1 tsp salad oil to a frying pan and set on high heat. Add the chicken, vegetables, and ginger, then cook until the chicken changes color. Turn the heat to low and add the soup stock mixture. Add the cashew nuts and stir well.

Transfer to a plate and enjoy.

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My local store didn't have any red chili peppers, so I had to make do with pre-cut dried chili flakes. Not knowing how much to put in, I decided a "few pinches" would do. HOLY FUCKING GOD. That shit was pretty spicy, though I ate it anyway since I had put in all that work. So BEWARE if you aren't using a fresh pepper. I served this over rice since the serving for one really isn't enough for a meal. If you for some reason shun the life-giving grain that is rice, then double the recipe.