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Chicken with cashews b1

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Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbsChicken breasts
- (boneless, skinless)
- cut into 1 in. pieces
Salt & pepper, to taste
1/4 tspCornstarch
1 tbspDry sherry
1 Egg
2 cupOil
1 smallGreen pepper, cubed
1/2 cupSliced water chestnuts
Imperial sauce (see recipe)
1 tspHoisin sauce
1/2 cup-raw cashews, or up to
1 cupRaw cashews
Procedures:
1Note: recipe called for "1-?to 1-?lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts".
2Marinate chicken breasts 30 minutes in salt, pepper, cornstarch, sherry & egg.
3Heat wok hot & dry.
4Add oil.
5When it"s just beginning to smoke, add chicken, green pepper & water chestnuts, stirring 1-2 minutes.
6Drain through colander or sieve, reserving 2-3 tbs.
7Oil.
8Return the reserved oil to wok & add imperial sauce & hoisin sauce.
9Cook 1-2 minutes or until thickened slightly.
10Add nuts, chicken & vegetables, stirring everything together until well coated with sauce.
11Serve.
12Note: hoisin sauce is pre-packaged, found in chinese specialty stores.
13Made from soybeans, flour, sugar, garlic & chili peppers, it is reddish-brown in color & is creamy & sweet.
14If it"s too thick to spread, thin with some sesame oil.
15Temperature(s): hot effort: average time: 00:50