Cashew Chicken

By jsides

An authentic tasting oriental dish that can be prepared at home. This is a restaurant quality dish. Be prepared to share this recipe with others.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup catsup
• 4 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (more to taste)
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 whole chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces (or chicken tenders)
• 1/4 cup cooking oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh gingerroot, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced thinly
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 cups snow peas
• 1 1/2 cups cashews
• 2 cups cooked white rice

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 45mins
Cooking time 75mins
Adapted from chinese.food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Combine Catsup, soy sauce, salt,Worcestershire Sauce, sugar, sesame oil, cayenne pepper, and chicken broth and set aside. 2 In a bowl, combine cornstarch, sugar, and salt. 3 Toss the chicken with cornstarch mixture. 4 Heat a wok or frying pan to a high heat and add cooking oil. 5 When oil is hot add chicken. 6 Add gingeroot, garlic and onion. 7 Stir fry mixture until chicken is cooked through and opaque. 8 Add bell pepper and carrots, stir fry until tender crisp about 2-3 minutes, then add snow peas. 9 Continue to stir fry until tender crisp. 10 Add catsup/soysauce mixture to chicken and vegetables and cook until it comes to a boil. 11 Add the cashews and serve immediately over a bed of white rice.