Cashew nuts are among the four largest nuts in the world and are a healthy and delicious nut. Cultivated in tropical areas such as Brazil, India, and Vietnam.

Cashew nuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, iron, magnesium, potassium and other trace elements and proteins, which are very beneficial to the human brain and cardiovascular system. Especially for the elderly, regular consumption of cashew nuts can prevent arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. Cashew nuts are rich in oil and can also relieve constipation.

Cashew nuts can be used in many ways. They can be used as snacks, baking ingredients, and ingredients to make dishes. Below I will share with you several ways to make cashew nuts.

Dishes

1. Cashew nuts, celery and lily

This is a vegetarian dish with a fresh taste, rich nutrition and refreshing color combination.

Ingredients: celery, cashew nuts, lily, onion, ginger, a little salt, pepper, chicken essence.

Method: 1. Wash the celery and cut into sections. If the lily is fresh, wash it and break it into small pieces. If it is dried, please soak it first. Cut green onions and ginger into thin strips.

2. Add oil to the wok, preheat, add cashews and stir-fry briefly. When the aroma comes out, remove from the pan and set aside.

3. Blanch the celery and set aside.

4. Add oil to the wok again, first add the onions and ginger and sauté until fragrant. Then add celery and lily, stir-fry for a few times, then add cashews, stir-fry evenly, and season with salt, pepper, and chicken essence.

5. Stir fry evenly and then remove from the pan and put on a plate.

2. Colorful Shrimp and Cashew Nuts

This dish is rich in color. You can add several more vegetables. It has a balanced nutrition and a good taste.

Ingredients: corn kernels, green peas, cashew nuts, pine nuts, peanuts, shrimps, carrots, and lotus roots. Seasonings include salt, chicken essence, ginger, and pepper.

Method: 1. Prepare various vegetables, dice carrots and lotus roots, and cut ginger into shreds.

2. Put cashew nuts, shrimps, and peanuts into the pot and stir-fry briefly and set aside.

3. Add oil to the wok again and sauté the ginger until fragrant. Stir-fry various vegetables.

4. Add cashew nuts, shrimps and peanuts, stir-fry evenly, add seasonings, remove from pot and serve on a plate.

You can also play freely with this dish. Choose your favorite vegetables to match. You can omit the shrimps or replace them with diced chicken.

Desserts

Cashew nuts also taste very good when used to make small desserts. The most common ones include cookies, cashew nougat, etc.

Cashew cookies, crispy and fragrant. You can see whole cashew nuts.

Ingredients: 100g unsalted butter, 200g low-gluten flour, 1 egg, baking powder, powdered sugar, cashews, a little salt

Method: 1. Soften the butter and add powdered sugar , beat the eggs.

2. Add baking powder and salt to the flour, sift into the whipped ingredients, and stir to form a dough. Let sit for half an hour.

3. Divide the dough into even pieces, shape into round biscuits, and place on a baking sheet.

4. Brush the surface of the biscuit with egg wash, then place the cashew nuts one by one on the biscuit, and press lightly to ensure that they will not fall off.

5. Preheat the oven, set the upper and lower heat to 170 degrees, and bake for about 15-20 minutes. Be careful not to burn it.

Snacks

Cashew nuts can be eaten directly as snacks. The simplest way is to bake it, but you can also fry it.

Salt and pepper cashews, using only a little salt, can make cashews crispier.

Ingredients: a little salt and pepper, cashew nuts, appropriate amount of oil.

Method: 1. Put the cashews in a bowl, pour a little oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and stir evenly.

2. Put it in the microwave oven and bake it over low heat. You can check it at any time. Generally, it will smell fragrant after 5 minutes. If you feel it is not fragrant enough, continue baking it. Just be careful not to burn it.

There are many ways to make cashew nuts. Cashew nuts are also a food suitable for the majority of people. You might as well include them in your own diet.