Cashew Chicken

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2009

Our Cashew Chicken features tender chicken, sweet and savory sauce, and rich cashew flavor and crunch.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 50 minutes, plus 30 minutes marinating

Cashew Chicken

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For moist, flavorful chicken, we marinated the breasts in a little soy sauce. The salt in the soy sauce penetrated the meat much like a brine, promoting juiciness and deep seasoning. We also turned to a technique called velveting, in which ...

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