Chinese: Cashew Chicken

Title:
Chinese: Cashew Chicken

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Main
Dishes,
Chinese,
Poultry,
Ethnic,
Nuts




Ingredients:





     3 x  Chicken breasts *


   1/2 lb Chinese pea pods


   1/2 lb Mushrooms


     4 x  Green onions


     2 c  Bamboo shoots, drained


     1 c  Chicken broth **


   1/4 c  Soy sauce


     2 tb Corn starch


   1/2 ts Sugar


   1/2 ts Salt


     4 tb Salad oil


     1 pk Cashew nuts (about 4-oz)






 * Boned and skinned ** Or bouillon cube dissolved in water


 


 Slice breasts horizontally into very thin slices and cut into inch squares.


 Place on tray. Prepare vegetables, removing ends and strings from pea pods,


 slicing mushrooms, green part of onions, and the bamboo shoots. Add to


 tray. Mix soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and salt. Heat 1 tbls of oil in


 skillet over moderate heat, add all the nuts, and cook 1 min shaking the


 pan, toasting the nuts lightly. Remove and reserve. Pour remaining oil in


 pan, fry chicken quickly, turning often until it looks opaque. Lower heat


 to low. Add pea pods, mushrooms, and broth. Cover and cook slowly for 2


 mins. Remove cover, add soy sauce mixture, bamboo shoots, and cook until


 thickened, stirring constantly. Simmer uncovered a bit more and add green


 onions and nuts and serve immediately.


 


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