Chicken & Cashews Recipe

Ingredients

Directions

1. Marinate chicken breasts 30 min. in salt, pepper, cornstarch, sherry & egg.
2. Heat wok hot & dry.
3. Add oil.
4. When it's just beginning to smoke, add chicken, green pepper & water chest- nuts, stirring 1-2 min.
5. Drain through colander or sieve, reserving 2-3 tbs. oil.
6. Return the reserved oil to wok & add Imperial Sauce & hoisin sauce.
7. Cook 1-2 min. or until thickened slightly.
8. Add nuts, chicken & vegetables, stirring everything together until well coated w/ sauce.
9. Serve.
10. Note: Hoisin sauce is pre-packaged, found in Chinese specialty stores.
11. Made from soybeans, flour, sugar, garlic & chili peppers, it is reddish-brown in color & is creamy & sweet.
12. If it's too thick to spread, thin w/ some sesame oil.