Spicy Cashew Chicken Factory (Print Version)

Crunchy chicken bites tossed in spicy cashew glaze, sweet, savory and packed with a little punch from green onion.

# Ingredients:

→ Main

01 - 6 green onions, chopped into little pieces
02 - 225 g raw cashews
03 - 680 g chicken breast, cut into small chunks
04 - 80 ml canola oil

→ Seasoned Rice Flour

05 - 0.5 g baking powder
06 - 0.5 g paprika
07 - 0.5 g ground black pepper
08 - 1 g kosher salt
09 - 95 g rice flour

→ Rice Flour Batter

10 - 355 ml ice-cold water
11 - 1 g ground black pepper
12 - 1 g kosher salt
13 - 32 g all-purpose flour
14 - 185 g rice flour

→ Spicy Soy-Sherry Sauce

15 - 0.5 g crushed red chili flakes
16 - 56 g fresh garlic, chopped up
17 - 50 g plain sugar
18 - 15 ml Sriracha
19 - 30 ml red wine vinegar
20 - 60 ml sherry
21 - 60 ml soy sauce
22 - 240 ml hoisin sauce

# Steps:

01 - Right away, dish it up. Sprinkle on a bit of parsley, extra cashews, and some sesame seeds if you'd like.
02 - Toss the fried chicken with the spicy soy-sherry sauce, green onions, and raw cashews in the pan. Cook about a minute until the sauce gets thicker and covers everything nicely.
03 - Pour the canola oil into your wok or big pan and heat it over medium-high. Drop in battered chicken a few at a time, fry for 3 minutes on each side until they’re crispy and brown, and pull apart any that get stuck.
04 - Take the floured chicken and dunk it in the icy cold batter. Give it a gentle stir to coat every piece.
05 - Drop chicken pieces into seasoned rice flour and roll ‘em around until each one’s covered.
06 - Stir hoisin, soy sauce, red wine vinegar, Sriracha, sherry, sugar, garlic, and chili flakes together in a bowl until it’s all mixed well.
07 - Whisk rice flour, all-purpose flour, kosher salt, ground black pepper, and ice-water together in a separate bowl over ice. Keep it really cold until you’re ready to use it.
08 - Pour rice flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and baking powder into a bowl and mix until blended.

# Notes:

01 - If the batter’s on ice while you fry, you’ll get a super crunchy coating.

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