Cashew Chicken

Cashew Chicken was one of my favorite childhood dishes because of my love for cashew nuts. Growing up, I didn’t like chicken that much so I would pick out all the cashew nuts in the dish and eat them with my rice. As the years have passed I have formed a strong affinity for chicken, especially the tender, silky, velvety chicken meat served at Chinese restaurants. Somehow, home-cooked chicken just couldn’t compare, the texture was never as smooth as the ones served at restaurants. I r