Shrimp (Or Chicken) With Cashew Nuts

• 1 lb shrimp, shelled and deveined or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 -4 cups oil, for deep-frying
• 1/2 cup cashews, i use regular roasted salted cashews for this recipe
• 10 whole dried red chilies
• 1 green onion, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 onion, in large dice
• 1 green pepper, in large dice
• Sauce
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch, dissolved in
• 2 teaspoons water

1. Combine sauce ingredients and set aside.
2. Mix shrimp with cornstarch.
3. Heat oil*.
4. Deep-fry shrimp (or chicken) until color changes.
5. Drain.
6. Remove.
7. Deep-fry cashews in large strainer until light brown (about 30 seconds).
8. Drain, Remove.
9. Reheat 2 T.
10. oil in wok.
11. Fry chilies until dark brown.
12. Add scallion and garlic.
13. Stir-fry 30 seconds.
14. Add onion, stir-fry 1 minute.
15. Add green pepper, stir-fry 30 seconds more.
16. Remove chilies.
17. Pour in sauce, bring to a boil.
18. Add shrimp (or chicken) and nuts.
19. Mix until shrimp (or chicken) and nuts are glazed.
20. Removed to serving platter.
21. Serve over rice.
22. *You don't HAVE to deep-fry the shrimp and cashews, I usually stir-fry them in 1 T.
23. oil* I use peanut oil for this recipe.

shrimp, cornstarch, oil, cashews, red chilies, green onion, clove garlic, onion, green pepper, sauce, chicken stock, soy sauce, red wine vinegar, cornstarch, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shrimp-or-chicken-with-cashew-nuts-63033 (may not work)