Chicken with cashew nuts

Name: Chicken with cashew nuts
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: • 5 BONELESS CHICKEN LEGS, CUT INTO ¾-INCH/2-CM CUBES; • 1 CLOVE GARLIC, CHOPPED; • ½ TEASPOON SALT; • 1 TEASPOON SHAOXING WINE; • 1½ TEASPOONS CORNSTARCH (CORNFLOUR); • 1 TABLESPOON VEGETABLE OIL, PLUS EXTRA FOR DEEP- FRYING; • ¾ CUP (3/½ OZ/100 G) CASHEW NUTS; • 6 SHALLOTS, QUARTERED; • 1 RED BELL PEPPER, SEEDED AND COARSELY CHOPPED; • 1 TEASPOON LIGHT SOY SAUCE; • 2 SCALLIONS (SPRING ONIONS), STEMS ONLY, CUT INTO 2-INCH/5-CM LENGTHS; • ½ TEASPOON SESAME OIL; • COARSELY CHOPPED CILANTRO (CORIANDER) LEAVES, TO GARNISH (OPTIONAL)