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                          SICHUAN CASHEW CHICKEN

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Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Poultry                          Chinese

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   8       oz           Chicken breasts
     1/2                Egg white
   1       t            Cornstarch
   1       pn           Salt
                        Oil for fying
   3                    Green peppers
   3 1/2   oz           Bamboo shoots (parboiled)
   2       oz           Cashew nuts
   1       t            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 chichen. 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.
  
  /\/\ara Kent
 


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