Tom Yum Cashews
Flavor bomb in the form of a cashew, super addicting to eat.
Ingredients
- 28 oz Cashews
- 4 tbsp lime juice
- 8 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp coconut oil or avocado oil
- 2 tbsp minced lemongrass
- 4 tbsp tom yum paste
- 8 kaffir lime leaves (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250F
- In a large bowl, combine like juice, sugar, oil, tom yum paste, and lemongrass
- Add cashews, mix well
- Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, lay the cashews in a single layer, try to get all the sauce onto the tray, that’s the KEY.
- Bake for 18 minutes, stirring every 6 minutes. Be sure to get the sauce off the foil and mixed onto the cashews.
- Turn the heat to 350F, bake another 10 minutes, mixing every 5 minutes.
- Remove the cookie sheet from the oven, sprinkle the finely chopped kaffir lime leaves onto the cashews, mix well.
- Cool the cashews completely before storing. Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
I start timing the baking intervals after I do my stirring, to ensure sufficient bake time. The last 10minutes is crucial to get crispy cashews, stir more often to prevent burning.
I cool the cashews with the help of a fan, since I think cooling it faster makes it more crispy.
I cool the cashews with the help of a fan, since I think cooling it faster makes it more crispy.