Cashew Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 c. raw, boneless chicken, cut in bite size pieces
• 1 Tbsp. each soy sauce, cornstarch and sherry
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. grated ginger root
• salad oil (for cooking)
• 3/4 c. cashew nuts
• 1/2 c. sliced bamboo shoots
• 8 fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, cut diagonally in slices 1/8-inch thick
• salt
• 15 edible pea pods, ends and strings removed
• 3/4 c. water, mixed with 1 Tbsp. soy sauce, 1 Tbsp. cornstarch and 1/2 tsp. sugar