Monday, January 2, 2012

Cashew Chicken

Cashew Chicken
Shanna Browning

Chicken breasts, 4 halves
Cashew nuts, whole, 5 oz
1 green onion cut into 1" pieces
Ginger, 3 slices
Green pepper 1
Red pepper 1

Seasoning sauce:
Soysauce 2 T.
Wine 1 T.
Vinegar 1/2 T.
Cornstarch 1/2 T.
Salt 1 tsp.
Sugar 1 tsp.

Cooking Oil (I use EVOO),4 cups

To marinate chicken:
1 Egg white
Cornstarch 1 T.
Soysauce 1 T.

Dice chicken into 1" squares, mix with marinade.

Cut green and red peppers into 1" sqaures
Fry cashews in 1 cup oil and drain, set aside to cool
Deep fry chicken in 3 cups of oil at medium heat for 1 min (until it turns
white)
Remove chicken and drain off oil from pan.
Fry ginger slices and green onion in 2 T. oil, add peppers, salt and stir
for 2 mins.
Then add chicken and seasoning sauce.
When sauce is thickened, turn off heat
Add the cashews and mix well.
Serve with brown or white rice, makes 8 servings