Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chicken with Cashews Recipe

Ingredients

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 350 g/ 12 oz chicken, cubed

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 225 g/8 oz mushrooms, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz water chestnuts, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz bamboo shoots

• 50 g/2 oz mange tout (snow peas)

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups cashew nuts

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups chicken stock

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Method:

1. Mix together the soy sauce, corn-flour and wine or sherry, pour over the chicken, cover and leave to marinate for at least 1 hour.

2. Heat 30 ml/2 tbsp of oil with the salt and garlic and fry until the garlic is lightly browned. Add the chicken with the marinade and stir-fry for 2 minutes until the chicken is lightly browned.

3. Add the mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and mange tout and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a separate pan and fry the cashew nuts over a gentle heat for a few minutes until golden brown.

5. Add them to the pan with the stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

6. If the sauce has not thickened sufficiently, stir in a little corn-flour blended with a spoonful of water and stir until the sauce thickens and clears.