Cheesecake Factory's Spicy Cashew Chicken
A copycat of The Cheesecake Factory's Spicy Cashew Chicken: crispy rice-flour-battered chicken tossed in a spicy soy-sherry-hoisin sauce with cashews and green onions.
⏱️ Prep: 30 min🍳 Cook: 15 min
Nutritionper 100 g›
245
Calories
16g
Protein
20g
Carbs
11g
Fat
Ingredients
| 1/3 cup (80 ml) | canola or vegetable oil |
| 1 1/2 pounds (680 g) | chicken breast, cut into bite-size chunks |
| 8 ounces (225 g) | cashews |
| 6 | green onions, cut into 1/4-inch pieces |
| 3/4 cup (120 g) | rice flour (seasoned flour) |
| 1/4 teaspoon | kosher salt (seasoned flour) |
| 1/8 teaspoon | ground black pepper (seasoned flour) |
| 1/8 teaspoon | paprika (seasoned flour) |
| 1/8 teaspoon | baking powder (seasoned flour) |
| 1 1/2 cups (240 g) | rice flour (batter) |
| 1/4 cup (30 g) | all-purpose flour (batter) |
| 1/4 teaspoon | kosher salt (batter) |
| 1/4 teaspoon | ground black pepper (batter) |
| 1 1/2 cups (360 ml) | ice water (batter) |
| 1 cup (240 ml) | hoisin sauce |
| 1/4 cup (60 ml) | soy sauce |
| 1/4 cup (60 ml) | sherry wine |
| 2 tablespoons | red wine vinegar |
| 1 tablespoon | Sriracha sauce |
| 1/4 cup (50 g) | granulated sugar |
| 2 ounces (55 g) | fresh garlic, minced |
| 1/4 teaspoon | crushed red chili flakes |
Instructions
- Make the seasoned rice flour: mix the rice flour, salt, black pepper, paprika and baking powder together in a bowl.
- Make the batter: combine the rice flour, all-purpose flour, salt, black pepper and ice water in a bowl set over ice. Keep it COLD.
- Make the sauce: combine the hoisin, soy sauce, sherry, red wine vinegar, Sriracha, sugar, garlic and chili flakes and mix well.
- Toss the chicken chunks with the seasoned rice flour.
- Put the batter into a large bowl with the chicken and carefully combine until well coated.
- Heat the oil in a large pan or wok on medium-high. Add the chicken and cook about 3 minutes per side until browned and crispy; break apart any pieces stuck together.
- Add the sauce, cashews and green onions to the pan and toss everything together until well coated. Let cook 30 seconds to 1 minute for the sauce to thicken.
- Garnish with sesame seeds, parsley and crushed cashews.