- 400 grams boneless, skinless chicken
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 onion, cut into 1 cm thick wedges, 2/3 cup
- 1 cup beech (shimeji) mushrooms or straw mushrooms
- 2 spur chilies or sub 1/2 red bell pepper
- 3/4 cup cashews, roasted, unsalted
- 2-3 green onions, green parts only
- 7-10 fried, dried thai chilies
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp Golden Mountain sauce or Maggi Seasoning
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 heaping tbsp Thai chili paste "Nam Prik Pao"
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- Mix chicken ands oy sauce together in a bowl; set aside.
- Mix all sauce ingredients together in a bowl; set aside.
- Heat a little bit of vegetable oil in a large saute pan or a wok, and when hot, sear chicken on one side to obtain nice golden brown color. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. The chicken should only be partially done at this stage.
- To the same pan add 1-2 tbsp of vegetable oil, garlic, and onion; cook until the garlic starts to turn brown. Add the seared chicken, mushrooms, and spur chilies or bell pepper to the pan and toss quickly to mix.
- Add the sauce mixture to the pan and keep stirring tot finish cooking the chicken. At this point, you can add a splash of water if it seems too dry.
- When chicken is done, turn off the heat and stir in cashews and green onions.
- Pour into a serving plate and top with fried dried chilies adn extra cashews if desired.
- Serve with jasmine rice.