Recipe: Tofu Cashew Nut

Tofu Cashew Nut

Better Homes & Gardens Aug 2021, p. 92

4.9 stars

The title of this recipe is actually Chicken Cashew Nut -- it's a recipe from Pepper Teigen and Garrett Snyder, authors of The Pepper Thai Cookbook.

I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out because I knew we were going to make some substitutions, but it turned out GREAT. Love all the flavors and textures and especially the flavor of white pepper and sesame oil that came through. It's just like cashew chicken but with tofu!

Ingredients: jasmine rice, chicken, cashews, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, yellow onion, scallions, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sweet chile jam, garlic, dried red chiles like chile de arbol, light brown sugar, sesame oil, dry sherry, cornstarch, white pepper, red pepper

Tips/Notes:

• Used TWO blocks of tofu instead of chicken
• Used sweet chile sauce instead of jam
• Take out the chiles before serving
• Made rice and also quinoa
• Add sriracha at the table
• Next time, make 2x the sauce as there is more tofu than chicken called for