cashew chicken
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I love Chinese food, but it's hard to come by good Chinese food in the Valley so I've learned to make my own.
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yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
15 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
Pan Fry
Ingredients For cashew chicken
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3-4 lgchicken breasts, boneless and skinless
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2 1/2 ccorn starch
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1 Tbspdry ginger
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1 tsppowdered garlic
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2 tspsalt
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1egg + 1/2 cup milk
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oil for frying (approx 1 cup)
- CASHEW SAUCE
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2 ccashews
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1/4 csoy sauce
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11/4 cbrown sugar, lightly packed
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1/2 ccorrn starch
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plus 2 t cornstarch
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2 Tbspdry ginger
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1 tsppowdered garlic
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1 1/4 cwater
How To Make cashew chicken
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1In a large bowl mix cornstarch, ginger, garlic and salt. In a separate bowl mix 1 egg and 1/2 cup milk.
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2Cube chicken breast into bite sized pieces and let soak in egg mixture.
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3Preheat oil in a large skillet or wok on med heat. Drudge chicken pieces into corn starch mixture.
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4Fry chicken until done (about 5-8 minutes). Remove and let drain on plate with paper towel.
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5Meanwhile while chicken is frying, in another large skillet or wok on med heat add cashews and stir frequently. Once they look oily remove cashews and put in a separate bowl.
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6In the same wok, add soy sauce, sugar, water, ginger, garlic and 1/2 cup of cornstarch and stir with wire wisk. Cook on med hi heat stirring constantly until sauce thickens, add 1/2 of the cashews and stir.
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7For the final step you are going to take your fried chicken pieces and pour them into the wok with the sauce and stir coating evenly. Put on serving dish and top with additional cashews.
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