Shrimp (or Chicken) with Cashew Nuts

after a long busy day it was late, i was tired and everyone wanted to know what we were having for dinner. i had planned to make this tonight, but much earlier, and by now i didn't want to cook. but- how silly, in 10 minutes i/we had a fabulous dinner. i made white rice in the steamer, then started this last night i had cleaned the shrimp and made a stock with 3 lbs of shells and tails. so i used 1/4 shrimp stock in place of the chicken broth. i stir fried everything in a hot wok with peanut oil, i also used rice wine vinegar instead of red wine for a more authentic flavor-- this was great, a bit spicy for some, but we loved it! thanks for a great recipe, i will be making this often, but maybe next time i'll only use 8 thai bird chiles, dd counted :)

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Quick, easy and delicioius. I followed the directions as written and it turned out beautifully. DH asked for the leftovers for lunch. I served this with steamed rice and stir fried veggies.

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Made this tonight.....very,very good! The whole family ate it up.......with very little conversation ...LOL. I followed the recipe and added a couple of variations.......a little sesame seed oil in the sauce, and three additions to the veggies. I added waterchestnuts, some asparagus, and some mushrooms. I did lightly dust the shrimp with cornstarch and cook them in a small amount of peanut oil. They looked so beautiful......didn't know whether to add them to the sauce or just place them on top. Everyone chose to do "their thing" and loved it. I did double the sauce, and am glad I did, because I served it over rice. Thanks for a great meal. I will certainly make this again... Donna

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Made this for husband last night and he said it was absolutely OUTSTANDING - better than Chinese take-out anyday. Didn't have the whole dried red chilies so used some chili pepper flakes to flavor the oil and for some reason I used sherry vinegar - but he said it tasted delicious. I stir-fried it too in peanut oil instead of deep frying and doubled the sauce cause he likes extra. I put some rice in the rice cooker, chopped up the veggies, and then it took only about 10 mins to finish the dish. He said that the cashews were an especially nice touch. I can't wait to try this with shrimp! Thank you for this terrific recipe!

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Yikes.....only ONE dried red chilli for me. lol and stir-fried. why deep fry this at all??

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