Chicken With Cashews And Snow Peas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole chicken breast, split, skinned, boned and cut in 1-inch cubes
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. dry sherry (optional)
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. hoisin sauce (optional)
1 Tbsp. peanut oil
20 snow peas, ends and strings removed
1/2 c. sliced water chestnuts, drained
1/2 c. hot chicken stock
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. unsalted raw cashews

Preparation

Marinate chicken 15 minutes in mixture of next 5 ingredients. Heat oil in uncovered wok at 375\u00b0.
Add chicken mixture; stir-fry 3 minutes.
Add snow peas and water chestnuts; stir-fry 30 seconds.
Add stock and salt; stir-fry until slightly thickened. Stir in cashews; stir immediately.