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Cantonese Sweet and Sour Chicken

Yields:4 servings
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation25 minutes
Cooking15 minutes
Ready In40 minutes

Ingredients

1ea each chicken breasts whole, skinned and halved
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon ginger root minced, fresh
11 ounces mandarin oranges segments
2/3 cup sweet and sour sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
1/2 pound snow pea pods fresh, trimmed
5 each scallions, spring or green onions thinly sliced
1/2 cup cashew nuts roasted

Directions

Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces.

Combine next 3 ingredients and chicken; let stand 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, reserving 1/4 cup syrup, drain mandarin oranges.

Blend reserved syrup with sweet and sour sauce; set aside.

Heat 1 Tbsp oil in hot wok or large skillet over medium-high heat.

Add chicken and stir-fry 2 minutes; remove.

Heat remaining 1 Tbsp oil in same pan.

Add snow-peas; stir-fry 1 minute.

Add green onions; stir-fry 30 seconds longer.

Add chicken, cashews and sweet and sour sauce mixture; cook, stirring, until all ingredients are coated in sauce.

Gently stir in mandarin oranges; heat through.

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Cold Broccoli Salad

Very good, I used sunflower seeds for the nuts.
 
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