Cooking Recipe Chicken With Cashews B1

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 lb Chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) cut into 1 in. pieces
Salt & pepper; to taste
1/4 ts Cornstarch
1 tb Dry sherry
1 Egg
2 c Oil
1 sm Green pepper; cubed
1/2 c Sliced water chestnuts
Imperial sauce (see recipe)
1 ts Hoisin sauce
1/2 c -raw cashews, or up to
1 c Raw cashews

Directions

NOTE: Recipe called for "1-1/4 to 1-1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken
breasts".

Marinate chicken breasts 30 minutes in salt, pepper, cornstarch,
sherry & egg. Heat wok hot & dry. Add oil. When it's just beginning
to smoke, add chicken, green pepper & water chestnuts, stirring 1-2
minutes. Drain through colander or sieve, reserving 2-3 tbs. oil.
Return the reserved oil to wok & add Imperial Sauce & hoisin sauce.
Cook 1-2 minutes or until thickened slightly. Add nuts, chicken &
vegetables, stirring everything together until well coated with
sauce. Serve.

Note: Hoisin sauce is pre-packaged, found in Chinese specialty
stores. Made from soybeans, flour, sugar, garlic & chili peppers, it
is reddish-brown in color & is creamy & sweet. If it's too thick to
spread, thin with some sesame oil.

Temperature(s): HOT Effort: AVERAGE Time: 00:50 Source: MING'S
Comments: YORK ROAD; BALTIMORE Comments: WINE: WAN-FU

Categories matching this recipe

Chinese ,Main dish ,Poultry