It's crock pot day. I'm gonna show you how to make a Chinese dish called cashew chicken in the crock pot
We're gonna slow cook it in a delicious Sauce that will rival your neighborhood Chinese restaurant. Don't bring it home make it at home
Y'all ready? I'm Katherine with Katherine's plates. We're gonna go ahead and get started
Okay, we're gonna start off with our chicken now I'm gonna cut it the way that we're gonna want to eat it in bite-sized pieces
I have two pounds and it's boneless skinless chicken breast and You can see the price right here was a total of eight dollars and eighty five cents for the four pieces
All right, so I'm just gonna place these on a cutting board So
We're slicing the chicken to a thickness one inch and then we'll just turn those around and
Then cut those into one inch cubes All right, I'll just put a towel underneath my cutting board that way I'm not sliding everywhere
We're gonna cut the chicken into one inch cubes I I Love cashews, I can eat a whole can of cashews to myself
So I'm gonna be using the cashews I have today to make this dish
We love Chinese food. So I want to show you easy ways to make it at home
So you want to make sure your chicken is all cut the same size? That way it cooks evenly
All Right, it's all done. That's what you're looking for All right, I'm gonna go wash my hands
Now what we're gonna do take a ziploc bag I'm gonna place half a cup of all-purpose flour into the bag
one teaspoon black pepper And Then very little salt probably about a quarter of a teaspoon
Because there's going to be some salt and other ingredients that we're going to add All right, I'm just gonna shake this up a little bit
Okay, now what we're gonna do is place chicken Into our bag, we're gonna coat it all really good
I'm gonna take my chicken out of the bag and I'm gonna start coating the chicken
So I'm gonna take my chicken out of the bag and I'm gonna start coating the chicken
So I'm gonna take my chicken out of the bag and I'm gonna start coating the chicken So I'm gonna take my chicken out of the bag and I'm gonna start coating the chicken
That looks good Alright, what we're gonna do now is lightly fry the chicken pieces
Alright, what we're gonna do now is lightly fry the chicken pieces That gives them some texture, some color, lock in some flavor
That gives them some texture, some color, lock in some flavor
So we're gonna take a skillet, we're gonna place it on medium-high heat So we're gonna take a skillet, we're gonna place it on medium-high heat
We're gonna add in about 2 tablespoons of some cooking oil We're gonna add in about 2 tablespoons of some cooking oil
I'm using avocado oil, this has a nice flavor to it I'm using avocado oil, this has a nice flavor to it
But you can use olive oil or just regular canola oil But you can use olive oil or just regular canola oil
Alright, we're wanting to get this nice and hot Now we're probably gonna cook these in batches
Now we're probably gonna cook these in batches I'm just gonna open up my bag
Take your tongs Now when you feel like it's hot enough We're just gonna place one in and see
Oh yeah So I'm gonna place a nice layer So I'm gonna place a nice layer
Down at the bottom Down at the bottom I think that's good right there
Alright, we're gonna let these cook for about 2 minutes So they get nice and golden on one side
So they get nice and golden on one side And then we'll flip them over and get them golden on the other side
We're not cooking these all the way through And if you need to add some more oil
You can add some more oil Now while that first batch is browning
We're gonna go ahead and spray our 6 quart crock pot We're gonna go ahead and spray our 6 quart crock pot
With some non-stick cooking spray That'll help in keeping the chicken and the sauce
From sticking in there Alright, we're gonna start turning over our chicken
Oh, look at that color Alright, we're gonna go ahead now and add
The brown chicken to our crock pot And then we're gonna start the other batches
Now the flour That's coating the chicken Will aid in thickening