KOBE ROUX | SPRINGFIELD, MO CASHEW CHICKEN SAUCE

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Cashew Chicken Sauce - Springfield MO Style. If you've ever eaten it, you know it's pretty good. Not very traditional, but it's good. This is a sauce recipe that pays tribute to David Leong's 1963 invention that revolutionized the Springfield, MO dining scene.

Provided by Kobe Roux

Categories     Sauces

Time 25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 tablespoons chicken base
5 cups water
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon ginger powder
3/4 teaspoon onion powder (granulated)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 teaspoon maggi seasoning
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2/3 cup water
8 tablespoons cornstarch

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients except the (2/3 C water and corn starch) and bring to a slow rolling boil.
  • Add corn starch to 2/3 C water and whisk thoroughly, then combine with boiling sauce base.
  • Whisk until thickened.
  • This sauce is actually as close as I can come to Mr. Lee's Sauce from Oriental Inn in Marshfield, MO. He's made the "BEST" Springfield-Style Cashew Chicken in America since 1982. Period.

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