Chicken And Cashew Nuts Sichuan Style

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Title: CHICKEN AND CASHEW NUTS SICHUAN STYLE
Categories: Chinese, Chicken
Yield: 2 servings

8 oz Chicken breasts
1/2 Egg white
1 ts Cornstarch
1 pn Salt
Oil for frying
3 Green peppers
3 1/2 oz Bamboo shoots (parboiled)
2 oz Cashew nuts
1 ts Garlic, chopped
1 tb Rice wine
1 pn Msg (optional)

---------------------------SAUCE---------------------------
1 tb Soybean paste
1 tb Soy sauce
2 ts Sugar
1/2 tb Vinegar
1/4 ts Salt

1. dice the chicken breasts into 1/2 inch pieces. dip
in the egg white and then in the cornstarch mixed with
a pinch of salt. 2. heat some oil until fairly hot and
fry the diced chicken. drain. 3. slice the peppers in
half vertically. remove the seeds , stems and pith.
cut into 1/2 inch squares. 4. cut the parboiled bamboo
shoots to the same size as the peppers. mix the sauce
ingredients together in a bowl. 5. fry the cashew nuts
in moderately hot oil until they are lightly browned
and crunchy. 6. heat 2 tb of oil in the wok and stir
fry the garlic, bamboo shoots and the peppers and stir
fry. 7. add the chicken and cashew nuts, sprinkle with
rice wine, and pour in the sauce. stir fry all the
ingredients briefly over a high heat and add a pinch
of msg (optional) to heighten the flavor.

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