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chicken with cashew nuts
>cube 1lb of chicken small, marinate in 1tbsp soy sauce and 2tbsp corn starch in the fridge for 10-30 minutes
>chop/cube a large onion, 2 large carrots, 2 stalks of celery or a green pepper
>dice up a few scallions, some ginger, some garlic, something spicy (I like ground szechuan peppercorn)
>make a sauce of 1tbsp water, 1 tbsp corn starch, 3 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp rice wine/mirin, 3 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, a dash of white pepper
>mix up a few tbsp of cornstarch with salt/pepper and coat the chicken cubes
>fry the chicken until lightly brown and set aside
>clean out your pan (there will be a lot of corn starch oil sludge probably)
>with some more oil fry up the ginger/garlic/scallion/spicy stuff for a few seconds
>add vegetables and stir fry a bit, don't let them get too wilty (carrots > onions > celery is my preferred order since the carrots take longest to get soft and celery doesn't need any time since it won't get soft anyway)
>when they're looking just about good mix in the sauce and coat everything
>add the chicken cubes back in
>top with roasted salted cashews, serve over white rice
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