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🍽️ Chicken Strips with Ginger, Cashews, and Mushrooms

356 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 0.5 handful dried Mu-Err mushrooms
• 4 spring onions
• 1 can bamboo shoots (200 g drained weight)
• 3 tomatoes
• 600 g chicken breast fillet
• 1 piece ginger (plum-sized)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 4 sprigs coriander
• 60 g cashew nuts
• 3 tbsp light sesame oil
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 3 tbsp light soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1. Pour boiling water over the Mu-Err mushrooms in a bowl.
2. 2. Let the mushrooms soak for a total of 30 minutes.
3. 3. After 15 minutes, drain the soaking water.
4. 4. Pour fresh boiling water over the mushrooms again.
5. 5. Clean the spring onions and wash them thoroughly.
6. 6. Cut the spring onions diagonally into small pieces.
7. 7. Rinse the bamboo shoots cold under running water in a sieve.
8. 8. Let the bamboo shoots drain in the sieve.
9. 9. Wash the tomatoes.
10. 10. Cut the tomatoes into wedges.
11. 11. Wash the chicken breast and pat it dry with paper towels.
12. 12. Cut the chicken breast lengthwise into finger-thick strips.
13. 13. Peel the ginger and the garlic.
14. 14. Finely chop the ginger and the garlic.
15. 15. Wash the coriander and shake it dry.
16. 16. Heat a wok or a frying pan without oil until hot.
17. 17. Roast the cashew nuts in the pan for 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.
18. 18. Remove the roasted cashew nuts from the pan and set them aside.
19. 19. Heat the sesame oil in the same pan.
20. 20. Fry the chicken strips over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes.
21. 21. Add the chopped ginger, garlic, spring onions, and bamboo shoots.
22. 22. Stir-fry the vegetables for another 2 to 3 minutes.
23. 23. Deglaze the dish with lime juice.
24. 24. Drain the soaked Mu-Err mushrooms.
25. 25. Add the mushrooms, roasted cashew nuts, and tomato wedges to the pan.
26. 26. Warm everything in the wok briefly.
27. 27. Fold in the coriander leaves.
28. 28. Season to taste with soy sauce and additional lime juice.
29. 29. Garnish with the remaining coriander.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 356
• Protein: 41 g · Fett/Fat: 17 g · Carbs: 10 g