Query re: qty in chicken and cashew recipe

[Lisa70]

Hi, I just joined the forum today so not to sure how quickly I will get a response (if any)?? I am planning to make chicken and cashews from the EDC pp 107 and notice that it is only 200 gm of chicken. Is this a typo? How can that qty feed 4-6 adults. I think my husband or even myself could eat 200gm just to ourselves. How much chicken does everyone use?

Many thanks, I look forward to receiving your responses. Lisa

[dede]

Hi Lisa and welcome to the forum, I have never made that recipe so I don't know if the quantity is correct or not. Usually I use around 700g chicken to feed the 7 of us in a recipe (so around 100g per person).
Some recipes can be doubled depending on the total quantity of ingredients being added to the TM bowl.

[Lisa70]

Thanks for your reply Dede, nice to know some-one is out there in forum land! I used about 900gm of chicken, cooking as I type, looking good so far! May have to double or quadruple the sauce!

[dede]

I think some times it's a bit of a trial and error process sometimes.

[judydawn]

Hi Lisa, with these Asian type meals you will always find there is only a small amount of meat/chicken.  The recipes are more about vegies than meat as they will be if you dine in an Asian restaurant.  Quirky Jo has come up with a wonderful recipe based on the EDC one, she does use twice as much chicken as she has a large family.  Check it out here for next time, there are many great reviews of her recipe.

[Lisa70]

Hi All. Well one thing I found out tonight is that rice is AWESOME in the TMX!! It was the first time I had done it and the rice was perfect. I probably won't bother with the chicken and cashew recipe again. I have a great chicken & cashew stir-fry that I do in the wok and the flavour is nicer and a lot quicker. I am pleased that I tried the varoma again though as it is only the second time I have used it. Baby steps.

[kent]

Just tried the Chicken & Cashew dinner from the EDC this evening.

I followed QuirkyJo's marinade, but used the sauce from the EDC (sherry, corn flour, etc).

I found the sauce to be quite flavourless.  I'll definitely give QuirkyJo's satay sauce a bash next time.  Everything else about the recipe from the EDC was great though 

400gm of chicken definitely works fine.

[cookie1]

Quirky Jo's is defintiely much nicer.