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                 SZECHUAN CHICKEN WITH CASHEWS - (GAI DING)
 
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 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Chinese                          Chicken
                 Main Dish
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    4                    Chicken breasts halves -- skinned, deboned and
      1/2                inch pieces
    1                    Egg white
    1      teaspoon      Cornstarch
    1      teaspoon      Salt
    1      teaspoon      Ginger -- finely chopped
    1      teaspoon      Soy sauce
 
 ds Freshly ground pepper 1 tb Vegetable oil 1 c  Raw cashews 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 c 
Vegetable oil 6    Green onions; - chopped with 2 tb -tops reserved 1 lg Green
pepper; - seeded and -cut in 1/2 inch squares 4 oz Can button mushrooms -
drained, liquid reserved 1 tb Hoisin sauce 2 ts Chili pepper paste; or 1 ts -
dried red peppers; chopped 1/2 c  Chicken stock 1 tb Cornstarch 1 tb -cold water
1 tb Soy sauce 
   Mix  egg  white,  cornstarch,  salt,	ginger, soy sauce and pepper in a medium 
 bowl;	stir  in chicken;  cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Heat 1  tbsp oil
 in wok; stir-fry cashews until light brown, about 1 minute;  drain on paper
 towels; sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt. Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok until  hot; add
 chicken; stir-fry  until chicken turns white, about 3 minutes; remove and set
 aside.  Heat 1 tbsp oil until hot; add green onions,  green  pepper, mushrooms,
 hoisin sauce and chili paste; stir-fry 1 minute; add chicken, chicken stock,
 reserved mushroom liquid; heat to boiling.   Mix 1 tbsp  cornstarch, water and 
 soy sauce; stir into chicken mixture;	cook and stir until  thickened, about 1
 minute; stir in cashews and heat through.   Remove to serving platter and
 garnish with reserved onion tops.
 
   Chuck in Pok Tuesday 02:23 pm 11/23  C.OZBURN on GEnie Formatted by Elaine
 Radis BGMB90B; December, 1993 Posted on Prodigy; November, 1993
 
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