Sweet and sour chicken. Sweet and Sour Chicken is a classic Chinese takeout option most of us are too afraid to make at home. Something about woks and cooking with pineapple make it intimidating for most, but it is so much easier to make than you would think. Popular videos from Dinner, Then Dessert!
This Sweet and Sour Chicken combines crispy chicken with chunks of onion, bell pepper and pineapple in a sticky homemade sauce. Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Chicken. Chicken - use boneless skinless chicken thighs for the best flavor, or chicken breasts for a lighter option.
Hey everyone, it's Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, sweet and sour chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Sweet and Sour Chicken is a classic Chinese takeout option most of us are too afraid to make at home. Something about woks and cooking with pineapple make it intimidating for most, but it is so much easier to make than you would think. Popular videos from Dinner, Then Dessert!
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have sweet and sour chicken using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and sour chicken:
- {Prepare 1 lb of boneless skinless chicken tights.
- {Get 1 cup of pineapple chunks.
- {Get 3 cups of peanut or vegetable oil.
- {Prepare 1 1/2 of cornstach.
- {Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt & pepper to taste.
- {Take of for the sauce:.
- {Make ready 3 tbsp of cold water.
- {Take 2 tbsp of ketchup.
- {Prepare 2 tbsp of orange juice.
- {Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp of cider or apple vinager.
- {Take 1 tbsp of worcestershire sauce.
- {Take 1 tbsp of soy sauce.
- {Prepare 2 tbsp of sugar.
Restaurant style sweet and sour chicken. You can also make this with pork or shrimp. This takes some time in preparation but you can also use frozen chicken. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Steps to make Sweet and sour chicken:
- Cut the chicken tights in small bite sized pieces. In a small bowl mix the egg whites with salt and coat the chicken in the egg white mixture..
- In a large bowl or deep plate, toss the marinated chicken in the cornstarch to coat it. Shake off any excess before frying..
- Heat 3 cups of oil and add first batch of chicken and deep fry until lightly cold. The chicken will come back later to be fried twice so don't cook too much, just enough to be cooked through. It should take about 3 to 4 minutes..
- Transfer the chicken to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with the rest of the chicken..
- Heat the remaining 1 tbsp of oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. When hot (about 20 seconds) add thr pineapple and the sauce and stir to coat. Let the sauce simmer for about 2 to 3 minutes until the pineapple is tender..
- Return the chicken to the pan and toss until well coated with the sauce..
- Transfer to the plate, sprinkle sesame seeds or scallions on top (optional) for garnish and serve..
Coat with cornstarch, dip in beaten egg. Fry until golden, crispy and cooked through. Skip the take out - this Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe is so good that you'll put it on the permanent rotation. Chicken is coated in a sweet and sticky And it smelled so good. So I decided to have lunch at work that day.
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