Gai Pad Met Mamuang
Stir-fried chicken and cashews in a savory-sweet sauce, ready in the time it takes to steam rice.
Dietary
Dairy free, Halal
Allergens
Tree nuts, Soy, Fish, Shellfish
This Thai-style stir-fry pairs tender chicken pieces with toasted cashews, crisp bell peppers, and dried chiles in a glossy sauce balanced between sweet, salty, and savory. It comes together quickly over high heat, making it a solid weeknight dinner served over jasmine rice.
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup roasted cashews
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 dried Thai chiles, halved and seeds shaken out
- 1 onion, cut into wedges
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 cups cooked jasmine rice, for serving
Method
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In a small bowl, whisk together the oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and water until the sugar dissolves.
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Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and set aside with the prepared cashews, garlic, chiles, onion, bell pepper, and green onions.
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Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat until shimmering.
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Add the garlic and dried chiles and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
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Add the chicken and stir-fry until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
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Add the onion and bell pepper and stir-fry until just starting to soften, about 3 minutes.
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Pour in the sauce mixture and toss to coat everything evenly.
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Add the cashews and green onions and stir-fry until the sauce thickens slightly and coats the chicken, about 2 minutes.
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Remove from heat and serve immediately over jasmine rice.
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Gai Pad Met Mamuang
This Thai-style stir-fry pairs tender chicken pieces with toasted cashews, crisp bell peppers, and dried chiles in a glossy sauce balanced between sweet, salty, and savory. It comes together quickly over high heat, making it a solid weeknight dinner served over jasmine rice.
30 min 4 servings 460 cal
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup roasted cashews
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 dried Thai chiles, halved and seeds shaken out
- 1 onion, cut into wedges
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 cups cooked jasmine rice, for serving

Method
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and water until the sugar dissolves.
- 2
Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces and set aside with the prepared cashews, garlic, chiles, onion, bell pepper, and green onions.
- 3
Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat until shimmering.
- 4
Add the garlic and dried chiles and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- 5
Add the chicken and stir-fry until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
- 6
Add the onion and bell pepper and stir-fry until just starting to soften, about 3 minutes.
- 7
Pour in the sauce mixture and toss to coat everything evenly.
- 8
Add the cashews and green onions and stir-fry until the sauce thickens slightly and coats the chicken, about 2 minutes.
- 9
Remove from heat and serve immediately over jasmine rice.
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