Chicken W/Cashews and Snow Peas

SueVM's Note:

Having bought a new Wok recently (yeah another cooking gadget) I pulled out this Chinese cookbook, I love this recipe which comes from the book "The art of Wok cooking".

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 -3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 2 -3 tablespoons cornstarch (UK cornflour)
• 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 20 snow peas, ends and strings removed
• 1 cup sliced water chestnuts, drained
• 1 -1 1/2 cup hot chicken stock
• 1 pinch salt (or to taste)
• 1 cup raw unsalted cashews

Directions:

1. Marinate chicken for 15-30 minutes in mixture of the first 5 ingredients.
2. Heat oil in uncovered wok until temps reach 375% degrees.
3. Add chicken mixture and stir fry for 3-5 minutes.
4. Add snow peas and water chestnuts stir fry for 1 minute.
5. Add chicken stock and salt, stir fry until slightly thickened.
6. Stir in cashews and cook for a few seconds.
7. Serve immediately over noodles or rice.

Reviews

[SoDakCook]

This turned out just okay for us. Tasted pretty good, but ended up with a funky pale gravy like consistency. Probably something I did or did not do when cooking. Thanks for the recipe, but I don't think I will make this again.

[VickyJ]

Hi there! This was excellent! I made this for 2 servings. It had such a nice flavor. I didn't have peanut oil, but used veg. oil, and it still turned out great! Thank you so much for the great recipe. :)