Sweet and Sour Chicken

This Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe is a must try. Tender chicken pieces are coated in a tangy, homemade sweet and sour sauce. Ideal for a quick and easy weeknight dinner, this Asian-inspired dish is sure to be a hit with the whole family!

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Ingredients Needed For Sweet and Sour Chicken:

• 2 1/2 pounds chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup corn starch
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• oil for browning chicken pieces

Sweet and Sour Chicken Sauce:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp garlic salt

How to Make Sweet and Sour Chicken:

1. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
2. Place corn starch, salt and pepper into a bowl or on a shallow plate. Mix.
3. Crack eggs into another bowl and whisk.
4. Coat some of the chicken pieces in the corn starch mixture and then, dip each piece in the egg.
5. Heat oil in a frying pan. when oil is hot, fry the coated chicken pieces-brown on each side. Do not cook all the way through-just brown the sides in hot oil.
6. Place the browned chicken pieces on a greased baking sheet (with sides).
7. Then, repeat by dipping the remaining chicken pieces into the corn starch mixture and egg. Brown and place on the baking sheet. 
8. When all of the chicken has been browned and is on the baking sheet, pour the sweet and sour sauce over the top of the chicken.
9. Bake in a 325° pre-heated oven for one hour. Turn the chicken pieces every 15 minutes for best results. 
10. Serve with rice and enjoy! Use our BAKED RICE RECIPE-this can be made and bake while you get the chicken all coated and browned up!

Cook’s Tip: brown the chicken in hot oil-don’t let the chicken sit in a pan of oil that is heating up. Use enough oil to coat the bottom of the frying pan.

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Sweet and Sour Chicken

A simple Asian inspired sweet and sour recipe with a homemade sauce.

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Asian Cuisine, Chicken Dinners, Family Meals, Homemade Asian Food, Sweet and Sour Chicken

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes

Servings 4

Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 pounds chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup corn starch
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 large eggs beaten
• oil for browning chicken pieces

Sweet and Sour Chicken Sauce:

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup white vinegar
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp garlic salt

Instructions

1. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.

2. Place corn starch, salt and pepper into a bowl or on a shallow plate. Mix.

3. Crack eggs into another bowl and whisk.

4. Coat some of the chicken pieces in the corn starch mixture and then, dip each piece in the egg.

5. Heat oil in a frying pan. when oil is hot, fry the coated chicken pieces-brown on each side. Do not cook all the way through-just brown the sides in hot oil.

6. Place the browned chicken pieces on a greased baking sheet (with sides).

7. Then, repeat by dipping the remaining chicken pieces into the corn starch mixture and egg. Brown and place on the baking sheet.

8. When all of the chicken has been browned and is on the baking sheet, pour the sweet and sour sauce over the top of the chicken.

9. Bake in a 325° pre-heated oven for one hour. Turn the chicken pieces every 15 minutes for best results.

10. Serve with rice and enjoy!

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