Cashew Chicken

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts, boned and skinned
• 1/2 lb. fresh snow pea pods
• 1/2 lb. mushrooms
• 4 green onions
• 2 cups bamboo shoots drained
• 1 cup chicken broth or 1 bouillon cube dissolved in water
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 Tbs. cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp. granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 4 Tbs. olive oil, divided
• 4oz. package cashews

Instructions

1. Slice chicken breasts horizontally into very thin slices and cut into 1-inch squares
2. Place on tray
3. Prepare vegetables, removing ends and strings from pea pods, slicing mushrooms, green part of onions, and the bamboo shoots
4. Add to tray
5. In a bowl, mix soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and salt
6. Heat 1 Tbs. of oil in skillet over moderate heat
7. Add all the nuts, and cook 1 minute, shaking the pan, toasting the nuts lightly
8. Remove and reserve
9. Pour remaining oil in skillet
10. Fry chicken quickly, turning often until it looks opaque
11. Reduce heat to low
12. Add pea pods, mushrooms, and broth
13. Cover and cook slowly for 2 minutes
14. Remove cover, add soy sauce mixture, bamboo shoots, and cook until thickened, stirring constantly
15. Simmer uncovered a bit more and add green onions and nuts
16. Serve immediately