Szechuan Chicken With Cashews- (Gai Ding)

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SZECHUAN CHICKEN WITH CASHEWS - (GAI DING)

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chinese Chicken
Main Dish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 Chicken breasts halves -- skinned, deboned and
1/2 inch pieces
1 Egg white
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Ginger -- finely chopped
1 teaspoon Soy sauce

ds Freshly ground pepper 1 tb Vegetable oil 1 c Raw cashews 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c
Vegetable oil 6 Green onions; - chopped with 2 tb -tops reserved 1 lg Green
pepper; - seeded and -cut in 1/2 inch squares 4 oz Can button mushrooms -
drained, liquid reserved 1 tb Hoisin sauce 2 ts Chili pepper paste; or 1 ts -
dried red peppers; chopped 1/2 c Chicken stock 1 tb Cornstarch 1 tb -cold
water 1 tb Soy sauce
Mix egg white, cornstarch, salt, ginger, soy sauce and pepper in a
medium bowl; stir in chicken; cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Heat 1
tbsp oil in wok; stir-fry cashews until light brown, about 1 minute; drain
on paper towels; sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt. Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok until
hot; add chicken; stir-fry until chicken turns white, about 3 minutes; remove
and set aside. Heat 1 tbsp oil until hot; add green onions, green pepper,
mushrooms, hoisin sauce and chili paste; stir-fry 1 minute; add chicken,
chicken stock, reserved mushroom liquid; heat to boiling. Mix 1 tbsp
cornstarch, water and soy sauce; stir into chicken mixture; cook and stir
until thickened, about 1 minute; stir in cashews and heat through. Remove
to serving platter and garnish with reserved onion tops.

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