Cashew Chicken
Poultry
12 oz chicken tenders
3 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon cornstarch
pinch crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup bias-sliced carrots
2 cups fresh pea-pods, strings removed
⅓ cup cashews, unsalted
Hot cooked rice
Serves 4.
Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces; set aside.
For sauce, stir together dry sherry, soy sauce, water, fish sauce, cornstarch, and red pepper. Set aside.
Pour oil into a wok or large skillet. (If necessary, add more oil during cooking.) Heat over medium-high heat. Add ginger and garlic to wok; cook and stir for 15 seconds. Add carrot; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add pea pods; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes more or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove vegetables from wok.
Add half the chicken to hot wok. Cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Remove from wok. Repeat with remaining chicken. Return all chicken to wok. Push chicken from center of wok. Stir sauce; add to center of wok. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Return vegetables to wok. Stir in⅓ cups cashews. Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes more or until heated through. Serve with rice.