Springfiled Cashew Chicken

Hopsing Cashew Chicken sauce was established in 1991 in Springfield Missouri the infamous home of Springfied-style cashew chicken. If you have never experienced Springfield Cashew chicken look no further.

From the begining of Springfield-Style Cashew Chicken comes our secret recipe for a gourmet cooking sauce. From our passion and dedication to find the best flavors we have seen much enthusiasm over our unique product and sell it in local grocery stores. Today this line of delicious sauces sells in stores throughout the Midwest, offering unique flavors, versatility and fun for everyday meals.

HOPSING CASHEW CHICKEN

Springfield-style cashew chicken

The deep-fried version of the dish is closely associated with the city of Springfield, Missouri. Deep-fried cashew chicken was first served in 1963.  David Leong, the chef, who moved to the United States from China in 1940, struggled to gain acceptance for the foods of his homeland so he began searching for a dish that would appeal to local residents. His famous deep-fried cashew chicken recipe was so popular he soon opened Leong's Tea House in Springfield. The dish became exceedingly popular in the Springfield area and is often cited as the unofficial "dish of the city". Springfield even hosts an annual festival that is centered on this chicken dish: Springfield Sertoma's Cashew Craze.

Borrowing from the local love of fried chicken, Leong came up with a variation of the preexisting dish. Instead of stir-frying the chicken, as is normally done, he deep-fried the chicken chunks. He then covered them with the typical sauce made from chicken stock, soy sauce and oyster sauce, and added the handful of cashews. He also included chopped green onions as a twist and it became an immediate hit with the local crowd. As word spread about the dish, so did the recipe. Leong's Tea House closed its doors in 1997, but Springfield-style cashew chicken is still being served at over 70 Chinese restaurants, as well as many non-Chinese restaurants, in and around the Springfield metropolitan area, and elsewhere in Missouri and other states. Springfield-style cashew chicken has been mentioned on The Food Channel, a nationwide syndicated radio program, and the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.