Chicken w/ cashews b1

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
1¼		TO 1-1/2 lb BONED,SKINNED CHICKEN BREASTS, CUT INTO 1 IN.PIECES
		SALT & PEPPER TO TASTE
¼	teaspoon	CORNSTARCH
1	tablespoon	DRY SHERRY
1		EGG
2	cups	OIL
1	small	GREEN PEPPER,CUBED
½	cup	SLICED WATER CHESTNUTS
		IMPERIAL SAUCE:
1	teaspoon	HOISIN SAUCE
½		TO 1 c RAW CASHEWS

Directions

Marinate chicken breasts 30 min. in salt, pep- per,cornstarch,sherry & egg. Heat wok hot & dry. Add oil. When it's just beginning to smoke, add chicken,green pepper & water chest- nuts, stirring 1-2 min. Drain through colander or sieve, reserving 2-3 tbs. oil. Return the reserved oil to wok & add Imperial Sauce & hoisin sauce. Cook 1-2 min. or until thickened slightly. Add nuts,chicken & vegetables, stirring everything together until well coated w/ 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 w/ some sesame oil. Temperature(s): HOT Effort: AVERAGE Time: 00:50 Source: MING'S Comments: YORK ROAD; BALTIMORE Comments: WINE: WAN-FU