Copycat Spicy Cashew Chicken Recipes

SPICY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Bring 1.5 tbsps. of olive heat to high heat in a skillet or frying pan.
• Toss in the veggies and cook until tender. Remove and set aside in a bowl.
• Throw in the cashews into the same skillet and toss to toast them a little bit. Remove and add to the veggies.
• Add another 1.5 tbsp. of olive oil and bring to high heat. Saute the chicken cubes until they are brown in color and fully cooked.
• Pour in the cashew chicken sauce mixture and cook together for 1 minute. Return the veggies and cashew to the skillet and mix together with the chicken and sauce to coat well.
• Cover and allow them to cook together for 2-3 minutes. If you are adding the scallions or green onions, you can do so now. Toss together and remove from the heat to serve.

CHEESECAKE FACTORY'S SPICY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients into a bowl together.
• Combine all the ingredients together, in a bowl over ice. Keep COLD.
• Combine the sauce ingredients together and mix well.
• Toss the chicken with the seasoned flour.
• Put the batter into a large bowl with the chicken.
• Carefully combine the two until well coated.
• Heat the canola oil in a large pan or wok on medium high.
• Add the chicken pieces to the pan, and cook 3 minutes on each side until browned and crispy.
• Break apart any pieces that stay stuck together.
• Add the sauce and cashews into the pan. Add in the green onions.
• Toss all the ingredients together until well coated.
• Let cook for 30 seconds to a minute for the sauce to thicken.
• Garnish with sesame seeds, parsley and crushed cashews.

COPYCAT SPICY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• SPICY HOISIN SOY SAUCE:
• Place the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, red wine vinegar, and sriracha into small mixing bowl and stir to blend. Add sugar, garlic, crushed red chili flakes and stir until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
• SEASONED RICE FLOUR:
• Place all ingredients for seasoned rice flour into a ziptop plastic bag, seal, and shake gently to mix. Place chicken in the bag and shake until chicken is well coated. Set aside.
• RICE FLOUR BATTER:
• Place all ingredients for rice flour batter into a bowl and mix. Add cold water and whisk until combined. Keep cold.
• TO MAKE THE CHICKEN:
• Add oil to wok or large skillet and heat over MED heat. Let oil come up to temperature.
• Add the rice flour coated chicken to the bowl of batter and gently fold together so each piece of chicken is coated in batter.
• One at a time, add the chicken to the hot oil. You'll need to work in batches, as you don't want to overcrowd your pan.
• Fry until chicken is golden brown on both sides, crispy, and cooked through. Remove with a strainer or kitchen tongs and place on a paper towel lined baking sheet to drain.
• Pour out excess oil.
• Add the spicy hoisin soy sauce mixture, cashews, and 3/4 of the green onions to the pan.
• Cook for a minute to allow flavors to combine and the sauce to heat up.
• Add cooked chicken and toss until each piece of chicken is coated in the sauce.
• To serve, place chicken atop white rice and garnish with remaining green onions and white sesame seeds.

SKINNY SPICY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• For sauce: In a small bowl, stir together oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, and cornstarch. Stir in the water. Set aside.
• In a large wok or very large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sweet peppers and onion; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add bok choy, chile peppers, and garlic; stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes more or until peppers and onion are crisp-tender. Remove vegetable mixture from wok and set aside.
• Add chicken to wok. Stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until no longer pink. Push chicken to side of wok. Stir sauce; add to wok. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Return vegetable mixture to wok. Cook and stir for 1 minute more or until heated through. Serve over rice and sprinkle with cashews.

SPICY CASHEWS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute cashews in butter and oil for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. Spread on a paper towel-lined baking sheet; let stand for 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt, chili powder and pepper flakes; toss to coat. Store in an airtight container.

SPICY, GARLICKY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine nuts, 2 tablespoons cilantro, oil, garlic, soy sauce, sugar, jalapeño, lime juice and 2 tablespoons water. Blend until smooth, scraping down sides as necessary. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Season chicken all over with salt and pepper. Smear on enough cashew mixture to thoroughly coat pieces. (Set aside any remaining mixture.) Let marinate at room temperature while you heat grill or broiler. Or refrigerate for up to 12 hours before cooking.
• Preheat broiler or grill. Grill or broil chicken, turning frequently, until it is crisp and golden on outside and done on inside (cut a small nick to check), 20 to 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle chicken with remaining cilantro and serve with lime wedges and remaining cashew mixture.

SPICY CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir together the hoisin, oyster sauce, sesame oil, and chili paste.
• Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add 2 tbsp vegetable oil and the chicken. Leave chicken for a minute or two to sear. Then stir fry for another minute or two until lightly browned.
• Add 1 tbsp vegetable oil to pan with the celery, onions, cashews, and garlic. Stir-fry about 2 minutes, until crisp-tender. Add sauce mixture and chicken to pan. Stir-fry about 3-4 minutes longer, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce is thicked. Serve with rice and garnished with scallions.

SPICY GARLIC CASHEW CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, blend together the cashews, cilantro, oil, garlic, soy sauce, brown sugar, jalapeño, lime juice, and 2 tablespoons of water.
• Blend until a smooth paste.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Reserve a third of the marinade for serving with the chicken.
• Use the rest for coating the chicken.
• Sprinkle salt and pepper all over the chicken pieces.
• Coat the chicken pieces with the marinade.
• Chill for an hour or two.
• Bring to room temperature before cooking.
• Preheat broiler or grill.
• Broil or grill chicken, turning frequently, until golden and crisp and a meat thermometer reads 175°F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh (not touching a bone), or when the juices run clear (not pink) when cut into with a knife.
• About 20 to 30 minutes.
• Serve with lime wedges, reserved marinade, and cilantro.

EXTRA SPICY SICHUAN HOT CHICKEN COPYCAT

Steps:

• Place flour in a large bowl. Beat egg in a shallow dish. Coat a piece of chicken in flour, dip in egg, coat again in flour, and place on a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken. Let coated chicken rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat chili bean sauce and 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat, whisking occasionally, for 8 minutes.
• Heat 4 cups oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a large skillet. Fry chicken in batches: cook for 4 minutes, flip, and cook other side until golden brown, about 4 minutes more. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Dip chicken tenders in the chili bean sauce mixture, using tongs. Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle with ground Sichuan peppercorns. Serve immediately.