Copycat Spicy Cashew Chicken

Ingredients

• ½ cup peanut oil (or vegetable)
• 1½ lbs chicken breast, sliced into bite-sized pieces
• Seasoned Rice Flour (recipe below)
• Rice flour batter (recipe below)
• Spicy Hoisin Soy Sauce (recipe below)
• 8 oz cashews
• 6 green onions, sliced into pieces
• White sesame seeds to garnish
• SEASONED RICE FLOUR:
• ¾ cup rice flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp black pepper
• 18/ tsp paprika
• ⅛ tsp baking powder
• Pinch of Chinese 5 Spice
• RICE FLOUR BATTER
• 1 cup rice flour
• ¼ cup all purpose flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1½ - 2 cups of ice water (you want it to be thick, but still pourable)
• SPICY HOISIN SOY SAUCE:
• 1 cup Hosin Sauce
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp rice vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
• 1 Tbsp Sriracha sauce
• 1½ tsp fresh ginger, grated or minced
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 2½ Tbsp garlic, minced
• ¼ tsp crushed red chili flakes