Rye Whiskey Stir Fry

Ingredients

• ¼ cup pecans
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided, plus more for frying (about 4 cups)
• 3 green plantains, peeled, halved crosswise, thinly sliced on a mandoline
• Kosher salt
• ½ pound green beans, trimmed, cut into 3-inch pieces
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced on a diagonal
• 1 ½-inch piece ginger, finely grated
• 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
• 2 cups apple cider
• ½ cup red curry paste
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam), divided
• 5 scallions, green and white parts separated, thinly sliced on a diagonal
• 1 Fresno chile, thinly sliced
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• ¾ cup rye whiskey
• Cilantro leaves with tender stems (for serving)
• A deep-fry thermometer

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