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Recipes
Imperial Chicken with Snow Peas and Cashews
Serves 3-4
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of dry sherry
2 tablespoons of cornstarch
1 teaspoon of hoi sin sauce
1 whole chicken breast, skinned, boned and cut into 2 cm pieces
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
200g of fresh snow peas, trimmed with strings removed
1 225g can of water chestnuts, sliced & drained
½ cup of chicken stock
½ cup of cashews
1. In a bowl blend together; garlic, soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch and hoi sin
sauce. Add chicken and stir. Marinate for 15 minutes.
2. Preheat the oil in the wok to 190
°
C. Add chicken mixture and stir-fry until
opaque (about 5 minutes). Push the chicken up the sides of the wok.
3. Add snow peas and water chestnuts. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the stock and
combine all ingredients, stirring until slightly thickened. Reduce heat to warm
to serve. Garnish with cashews.