Chicken Cashew
- 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into small chunks
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sherry wine
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup peas
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3/4 cup celery, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/2 cup roasted cashews, to 1 cup (if not roasted, put in 400F oven for 10 minutes)
- 1 (4 ounce) can whole mushrooms, reserve liquid
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 slice gingerroot
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon water
- Mix the cornstarch and water together to make a thickener; set aside.
- Combine the 1st four ingredients together and let stand for 15 minutes.
- Prepare the vegetables as directed.
- Place 1 tablespoon oil in wok and heat.
- Stir-fry or saute onions, mushrooms and celery; remove from wok.
- Add a little more oil if necessary and stir-fry the bell pepper and peas; remove from wok.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil and brown the garlic and ginger.
- Add chicken and stir-fry 2 minutes.
- Add 1/2 cup mushroom liquid and 1 teaspoon soy sauce.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add just enough thickener (cornstarch and water) to thicken the sauce.
- Return all vegetables to wok.
- Heat through and add cashews.
- Serves 2 as a main dish and 4 as a side dish.
chicken breast, soy sauce, sherry wine, cornstarch, peas, onion, celery, red bell pepper, cashews, mushrooms, soy sauce, oil, garlic, gingerroot, cornstarch, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-cashew-248710 (may not work)