Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, sweet and sour chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Sweet and Sour Chicken is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Sweet and Sour Chicken is something that I have loved my entire life.
frying the chicken Preparation: - Wash and leave the chicken pieces/fillets to drain. - Pat dry if required and cut them into bite sized pieces. Chinese-style sweet and sour chicken, stir-fried with bell peppers and pineapple chunks. Just like the Shrimp Fried Rice, a very hot pan is essential to making this Sweet and Sour Chicken so that the chicken can sear quickly.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:
- Make ready 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut to about 1" pieces
- Take 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Prepare 2 large eggs - beaten
- Take 2 tbs vegetable oil
- Take 1 (20 oz) can pineapple tidbit in juice - drained, juices reserved
- Prepare 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
- Take 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- Prepare 1/2 cup brown sugar - packed
- Make ready 1/4 cup all natural ketchup
- Prepare 2 tbs low sodium soy sauce
- Take 2 tbs cornstarch
- Prepare 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Take to taste salt and pepper
- Get ~Optional veggies
- Make ready 1 medium yellow onion - chopped to 1/2" pieces
- Take 1 medium green bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces
- Make ready 1 medium red bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces
- Take 2 green onions/scallions sliced on the bias for garnish
Chicken - use boneless skinless chicken thighs for the best flavor, or chicken breasts for a lighter option. Sweet and sour chicken is a popular Chinese recipe. Chinese sweet and sour is a cooking style that is easy, delicious and everyone's favorite. The dish comes complete with crispy fried chicken cubes with mouthwatering sweet and sour sauce.
Steps to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:
- Begin heating a large skillet over medium heat. Place 1/2 cup cornstarch in a large bowl. Beat eggs in a separate large bowl. Place bowls side by side close to stove.
- When skillet is hot add oil. Season all the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Place all in cornstarch and toss to coat. Transfer pieces to egg, shaking off excess cornstarch, and toss to coat again (I think using your hands works best for this step, clean of course).
- Arrange half of the pieces in skillet (to prevent crowding and sticking together). Cook until golden brown on all sides and cooked through. About 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
- If adding veggies place in skillet after chicken is removed. Cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes, stirring often. (My husband prefers without, so I leave out the peppers, but I won't budge on the onion. Lol.)
- While chicken or veggies cook, wisk together reserved pineapple juice, chicken broth, vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, and 2 tbs cornstarch (and red pepper flakes if using).
- Add sauce to skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, stirring often. Add chicken and pineapple tidbits to sauce. Stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until warmed through.
- Serve over rice, garnish with green onion/scallions if desired. Enjoy!
Absolutely the best sweet and sour chicken recipe I've ever tried. My husband and I thought it was delicious. One comment about the directions: the amount of water to add to the chicken batter is a. An Easier, Healthier Sweet and Sour Chicken. Instead of battering and deep-frying, you'll pan-fry the cornstarch-coated chicken until browned on the outside.
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