Chicken With Cashew Nuts (oriental Cooking)
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Grains | Hong Kong | 6 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 3/4 | lb | Fresh chicken meat – diced |
| 1/2 | c | Unsalted roasted cashew nuts |
| 1 | c | Diced Bok Choy stalks -or |
| celery | ||
| 1/2 | c | Diced bamboo shoots |
| 1/2 | c | Diced water chestnuts – |
| fresh or can | ||
| 1 | c | Diced sweet green pepper |
| 1 | c | Diced sweet red pepper – or |
| carrots | ||
| 1 | t | Minced fresh garlic root |
| 1 | t | Minced garlic |
| 1 | T | Hoisin sauce |
| 1/2 | T | Bean sauce |
| 1 | t | Chili sauce, optional up |
| to 2 | ||
| 4 | T | Cooking oil |
| 1/4 | c | Water or chicken stock |
| 1 | t | Sesame oil or hot sesame oil |
| spicy | ||
| 2 | t | Cornstarch dissolved in 1 |
| tablespoon cold water | ||
| 1 | T | Thin soy sauce |
| 1 | t | Sugar |
| 1 | t | Wine |
| 2 | t | Cornstarch |
| 2 | t | Cooking oil |
INSTRUCTIONS
Recipe by Betty SooHoo Eng, Instructor - Mayland Community College serves about 6 people Heat wok over high heat until hot (omit preheating if your wok is teflon coated). Put in 2 tablespoons cooking oil, add chicken, stir fry for 2 minutes or until chicken is brown, remove and set aside. 2.Put 2 tablespoons cooking oil in hot wok, put in ginger,garlic, Hoisin sauce, and bean sauce. Then put in all the diced vegetables. Stir fry for 1 minute. Pour in 1/4 cup of water or chicken stock, cover and cook for 2 minutes. 3. Put in the cooked chicken and sesame oil, Stir in cornstarch to thicken. Remove to a serving plate. Sprinkle roasted cashew nuts on top. Serve hot. My notes: Ingredients in Hoisin Sauce : sugar, vinegar, soy bean, water, salt, wheat flour, garlic, sesame seed, chili, spices and artificial color (fd&c red#4) It is bottled in Hong Kong. If anyone is still interested in Oriental recipes I have the recipe for: Beef Lo Mein, Steak with Onion, Chicken fried Rice, and Sweet and Sour Soup. Let me know. Ruth, who will be going again to Knoxville TN. again this weekend for a taping of Club Dance. Starting on Sept. 13 we can be seen on TNN-( Nashville Network ) at either 9:A.M or 2P.M. eastern time for 9 consecutive weekdays. My husband is very tall, and I am short and somewhat dumpy. We both have grey hair, and he has a grey beard. Perhaps you can find us in the crowd of dancers. Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #245 by "Barbara S. Wand" <bwand@ccs.neu.edu> on
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 1575
Calories From Fat: 930
Total Fat: 103.7g
Cholesterol: 265.5mg
Sodium: 3301.7mg
Potassium: 1921.8mg
Carbohydrates: 78.4g
Fiber: 10.7g
Sugar: 5.7g
Protein: 80.5g