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Sweet and Sour Chicken

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!