Effortless Cheesecake Factory Chicken (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Main
01 -
6 green onions, sliced about 6 mm thick
02 -
225 g raw cashews
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680 g chicken breast, chopped into bite-sized chunks
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80 ml canola oil
→ Seasoned Rice Flour
05 -
0.5 g paprika
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0.5 g baking powder
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0.5 g ground black pepper
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1 g kosher salt
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95 g rice flour
→ Rice Flour Batter
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355 ml ice water
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1 g ground black pepper
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1 g kosher salt
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32 g all-purpose flour
14 -
185 g rice flour
→ Spicy Soy-Sherry Sauce
15 -
60 ml sherry wine
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0.5 g crushed red chili flakes
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50 g granulated sugar
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30 ml red wine vinegar
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56 g fresh garlic, chopped fine
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240 ml hoisin sauce
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60 ml soy sauce
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15 ml Sriracha sauce
# Instructions:
01 -
If you like, sprinkle on more cashews, a bit of parsley, and sesame seeds. Dish it all up right away for best flavor.
02 -
Pop the spicy soy-sherry sauce, sliced green onions, and raw cashews into your pan. Give everything a good toss with the chicken and let it cook just a minute or less, until the sauce thickens up and everything gets sticky.
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Pour the canola oil into a big skillet or wok and get it hot over medium-high. Drop in the battered chicken in batches. Fry about 3 minutes on each side until super crispy and golden. Separate any pieces that grab onto each other while they cook.
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Take your floured chicken pieces and dunk them in the chilly rice flour batter. Swirl them gently to make sure they get well covered all over.
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Tumble the chicken chunks into the seasoned rice flour so each piece gets a nice even layer all around.
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Stir hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sherry, Sriracha, red wine vinegar, sugar, chopped garlic, and red chili flakes together in a bowl until smooth and everything melds together.
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Grab a clean bowl and sit it on top of some ice. Whisk together rice flour, all-purpose flour, salt, black pepper, plus the ice cold water until your batter is smooth. Keep this batter on ice until you're ready to use it.
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Dump rice flour, salt, black pepper, baking powder, and paprika into a bowl. Mix it all up.
# Notes:
01 -
Stash your batter over ice while frying so you get that awesome crunch.