Easiest Way to Make Perfect Spicy Cashew Chicken

Spicy Cashew Chicken. Cheesecake Factory's Spicy Cashew Chicken is straight from the restaurant's menu, this is a really spicy Mandarin-Style chicken dish with scallions and roasted cashews. It is crispy while being coated in this amazing sauce thanks to the light texture of the tempura style batter and the rice flour. This cashew chicken is delicious and perfect for a main dish, but it would also be super yummy as an appetizer.

Spicy Cashew Chicken - easy and delicious chicken with cashew nuts with just the right amount of spicy heat. Savory and Slow Cooker Spicy Asian Cashew Chicken with minimal prep and the most amazing flavor. Even though I've loved Asian flavors for as long as I can remember, there was a time when all I wanted when my family went out for Chinese was a bowl of white rice with soy sauce. You can cook Spicy Cashew Chicken using 14 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Spicy Cashew Chicken

1. Prepare 2 large of chicken breasts, cubed.
2. Prepare 1 tbsp of cooking sherry.
3. You need 2 tbsp of low sodium soy sauce.
4. Prepare 1/4 cup of oil.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes.
6. It's 3 of green onions, sliced.
7. It's 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of cashews, lightly salted or unsalted.
9. It's 1 of Toasted sesame seeds, to taste.
10. You need of Sauce.
11. You need 8 tbsp of low sodium soy sauce.
12. You need 3 tbsp of cornstarch.
13. You need 8 tsp of sugar.
14. You need 4 tsp of white vinegar.

Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Leave chicken for a minute or two to sear. Then stir fry for another minute or two until lightly browned. Add sauce mixture and chicken to pan.

Spicy Cashew Chicken step by step

1. Combine 2 Tbsp of soy sauce with the cooking sherry in a medium sized bowl.
2. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces, put chicken in soy sauce and sherry marinade. Let sit while you prepare the other ingredients.
3. In a small bowl, whisk 8 Tbsp soy sauce, 3 Tbsp corn starch, 8 tsp sugar, and 4 tsp vinegar. Set aside..
4. Slice the green onions, mince the garlic and measure out the red pepper flakes.
5. Drain chicken in strainer to get the marinade off as much as possible.
6. Heat oil in wok or large skillet over high heat. When oil is hot and ready, add red pepper flakes to the oil and stir a few times.
7. Add chicken all at once. Let the chicken sit for a few minutes until golden, then stir to turn the chicken and brown on both sides..
8. Once chicken is golden brown and cooked through, add garlic to chicken and cook for about a minute.
9. Drain oil if there is still an excessive amount in the pan. Add cashews, stir..
10. Immediately remove wok or skillet from the heat pour in sauce while continuously stirring to coat all the chicken in the sauce..
11. The sauce should thicken quite a bit, but if you would like it thicker, put the pan back on medium heat for 5-10 seconds, constantly stirring..
12. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds over the top, add green onion slices, serve over white rice, and enjoy!.
13. Veggies could also be added. I added a 1/4 cup of chopped celery and added it right before adding the cashews.

Prepare the cashew chicken sauce and pour over the chicken to sauté together. Once the sauce has thickened up, you will return the veggies and cashews to the pan and add some pepper flakes. This is optional if you want to make the cashew chicken non spicy to accommodate your kids. Learn how to make Spicy Cashew Chicken. My Mother-in-Law is a HUGE fan of cashews.