Chicken: Lemon Cashew Chicken
Source of Recipe
fooddownunder.com
List of Ingredients
1/3 cup Rice Wine or Dry Sherry
2 tbl Light Soy Sauce
1 Egg White
2 tbl Cornstarch
1/4 tsp Ground White Pepper
1 lb Skinless Chicken Cut Into One-Inch Cubes
2 tbl Lemon Zest
1 tbl Minced Garlic
2 tsp Minced Ginger
1 Fresh Habanero Chile Stem and Seeds Removed, Minced *
3 tbl Sugar
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1 cup Chicken Stock or Broth
Peanut Oil
1 tbl Cornstarch mixed with 2 tbl Water
1 cup Roasted Cashew Nuts
* Substitute 1/4 ts ground Habanero chile.Recipe
* Combine 1/2 of the rice wine or sherry, 1/2 of the soy sauce, egg white, cornstarch and white pepper. Toss the chicken in the mixture and marinate for 10 minutes.
* Combine the remaining white wine, remaining soy sauce, 1/2 of the lemon zest, the garlic, ginger and Habanero chile in a bowl. Then mix in the sugar, lemon juice and broth to make a sauce.
* Heat the oil to 350 degrees and fry the chicken for a couple of minutes or until lightly browned. Remove and drain.
* Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the oil. Add the lemon zest garlic mix and stir fry for 10 seconds.
* Add the sauce and bring to a boil. Slowly stir in just enough cornstarch to thicken. Return the chicken to the sauce, add the cashews, and heat.
* Garnish with the remaining lemon zest and serve. Serves 4
* Heat Scale: Hot
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