While you’d never drink it straight, when used cooking, it completely transforms. It’s an alcoholic wine used for Chinese and other Asian cooking. Totally unpleasant to drink, salty, cheap as chips from Asian stores (~ $1.50 for a big bottle), lasts forever and you can read more about it here (if you’re so inclined). You’ll have it on the table faster than ordering home delivery, it’s healthier ( way less greasy!) and it’s versatile so you can add or switch the vegetables as you please. So much easier to just adapt this yourself rather than trying to explain what you want over the phone to your Chinese takeout place…… right? 😉 The secret ingredient is Chinese Cooking WineĬhinese Cooking Wine, also known as Shaoxing wine or Shaosing wine, is the secret ingredient that makes homemade Chinese food truly taste as good as take out. No false promises here! Just read some of the glowing reviews from the many people who have tried this. This is takeout made at home that truly stacks up to your favourite Chinese restaurant. This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Cashew Chicken Try this with Hot and Sour Soup or Chinese Corn Soup with a side of Fried Rice for a homemade takeout experience!

You’ll love how saucy this is, and how you can adapt this to your taste by using vegetables of choice. A saucy chicken stir fry with cashews, this is a terrific combination of flavours.

Cashew chicken stir fry recipe easy