Szechuan Chicken

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living- Liann Taylor, Savannah, Georgia

Serves 4 people

Categories: Poultry- Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1/'2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup white wine Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1 lb. skinned and boned chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. dried crushed red pepper
  • 1/2 lb. fresh asparagus spears, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 (2oz.) pkg. cashews
  • Hot cooked rice

Directions

  1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a shallow dish or large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; add chicken. Cover or seal, and chill 15 minutes.
  2. Remove chicken from marinade, reserving marinade.
  3. Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat 2 minutes; add red pepper, and stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes or until blackened. Add chicken, and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add reserved marinade; cover and cook over medium-low heat 2 minutes or until chicken is done. Add asparagus, and stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in cashews. Serve over hot cooked rice.

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