Recipe - Sichuan Cashew Chicken

8 ounce Chicken breasts
One half Egg white
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1 pn Salt
Oil for fying
3 Green peppers
3 One half ounce Bamboo shoots (parboiled)
2 ounce Cashew nuts
1 teaspoon Garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon Rice wine
1 pn Msg (optional)

SAUCE
1 tablespoon Soybean paste
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 teaspoon Sugar
One half tablespoon Vinegar
One fourth teaspoon Salt

1. dice the chicken breasts into One half 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 minced chichen. drain. 3. slice the peppers in
half vertically. remove the seeds , stems and pith.
cut into One half 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 tablespoon 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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