Chicken with cashew nuts (oriental cooking)
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¾ | pounds | Fresh chicken meat - diced |
| ½ | cup | Unsalted roasted cashew nuts |
| 1 | cup | Diced Bok Choy stalks -or celery |
| ½ | cup | Diced bamboo shoots |
| ½ | cup | Diced water chestnuts - fresh or can |
| 1 | cup | Diced sweet green pepper |
| 1 | cup | Diced sweet red pepper - or carrots |
| 1 | teaspoon | Minced fresh garlic root |
| 1 | teaspoon | Minced garlic |
| 1 | tablespoon | Hoisin sauce |
| ½ | tablespoon | Bean sauce |
| 1 | teaspoon | Chili sauce ( optional) (up to 2) |
| 4 | tablespoons | Cooking oil |
| ¼ | cup | Water or chicken stock |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sesame oil or hot sesame oil ( spicy) |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon cold water |
| 1 | tablespoon | Thin soy sauce |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Wine |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cornstarch |
| 2 | teaspoons | Cooking oil |
Directions
MARINATE INGREDIENTS
Recipe by Betty SooHoo Eng, Instructor - Mayland Community College serves about 6 people
1. Heat wok over high heat until hot (omit preheating if your wok is teflon coated). Put in 2 tablespoons cooking oil, add chicken, stir fry for 2 minutes or until chicken is brown, remove and set aside.
2.Put 2 tablespoons cooking oil in hot wok, put in ginger,garlic, Hoisin sauce, and bean sauce. Then put in all the diced vegetables. Stir fry for 1 minute. Pour in ¼ cup of water or chicken stock, cover and cook for 2 minutes.
3. Put in the cooked chicken and sesame oil, Stir in cornstarch to thicken.
Remove to a serving plate. Sprinkle roasted cashew nuts on top. Serve hot.
My notes: Ingredients in Hoisin Sauce : sugar, vinegar, soy bean, water, salt, wheat flour, garlic, sesame seed, chili, spices and artificial color (fd&c red#4) It is bottled in Hong Kong.
If anyone is still interested in Oriental recipes I have the recipe for: Beef Lo Mein, Steak with Onion, Chicken fried Rice, and Sweet and Sour Soup. Let me know.
Ruth, who will be going again to Knoxville TN. again this weekend for a taping of Club Dance. Starting on Sept. 13 we can be seen on TNN-( Nashville Network ) at either 9:A.M or 2P.M. eastern time for 9 consecutive weekdays. My husband is very tall, and I am short and somewhat dumpy. We both have grey hair, and he has a grey beard. Perhaps you can find us in the crowd of dancers.
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