Cashew Chicken Salad

Source -  Variant of Chinese Wonton Salad

Serves - 4

Total Time - 15 minutes

Ingredients

Meat

  • 4 Whole boneless, skinless, chicken breasts

Sauce

  • 1 ts accent (MSG)
  • 2 TB Sugar
  • 1/2 ts Black Pepper
  • 1 ts Salt
  • 1/4 Cup Salad Oil
  • 1 TB Sesame Oil
  • 3 TB Rice Vinegar

Other

  • 1 Head of Lettuce
  • 4 Green Onions
  • 1 Package of 3"x3" Wontons
  • 1 Cup of Cashews
  • 1 TB Plum Sauce. Hoisin, or Teriyaki Sauce may work well too.
  • 3 TB Cooking Wine.
  • 4 cloves garlic (Around 2 teaspoons)

Preparation

  1. Dry roast cashew nuts in a wok (no oil) for 2 minutes.  Set aside.
  2. Heat some sesame oil in a wok, and cook garlic for 2 minutes over medium heat.
  3. Add thinly sliced chicken, cook for 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and is slightly browned.
  4. Add cooking wine, plum sauce, and cook for another 5 minutes.
  5. Mix the sauce together briskly with a fork so it does not separate.
  6. Add 1/2 of the sauce, cashews, green onions, and cook for a few more minutes
  7. Remove the stove and let cool in a bowl (Does not need to be cold).
  8. Chop lettuce and place in a large bowl.
  9. Cut 30 or more wontons in 1/2" x 1 1/2" strips and deep fry.
  10. Mix lettuce, chicken, wontons, green onions, and 1/2 of sauce.
  11. Reserve other half of sauce for people who want more.  Too much sauce can ruin the salad.

My Comments

  • I decided to combine cashew chicken with wonton salad and came up with a dish that is better than either one alone!
  • Wontons lose crispness if this is stored in refrigerator.
  • See Cashew Chicken Salad for an even better version!