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Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken sauce recipe


Sweet and sour chickenWant to impress your family and friends? Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken is the answer! Fabulous Chinese take-out, made right at home.

When it comes to Chinese take-out, one of my favorite go-to choices has always been sweet and sour chicken. But let’s face it, usually when I have Chinese take-out, I’m left feeling a wee bit guilty. Chinese take-out in the U.S. isn’t exactly known as the epitome of health food. Some of it is deep-fat fried, and most of it usually contains sugary, fattening, high-sodium sauces.

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About a year ago, I got the idea to try and make my own version at home. I searched around and sifted through at least a dozen recipes, and settled on one from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe after she declared it her family’s favorite recipe. Of course I changed it up just a smidge, but Mel was right, it is definitely worth making! This Sweet and Sour Chicken has turned into one of our absolute favorite dishes. While it’s not extremely ‘healthy, ’ it’s not deep fat fried, AND it’s made from scratch, so I know every ingredient that goes into it. Yes the sauce is still sugary and sweet, but that’s what makes sweet and sour chicken, ya know?

Sschicken1The next time you get a hankering for Chinese take-out, try making it at home. I’ve entertained with this recipe numerous time, and everybody always loves it! While this recipe does take a bit of prep, it is worth every second of it. Below you’ll find step-by-step instructions to help make the cooking process easier for you. Enjoy!

1. Cut 3-4 chicken breasts into 1 inch cubes and season them with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. In a shallow dish (I use cake pans) place 1 cup of corn starch. In another shallow dish, beat 2 eggs. Dip each piece of chicken in corn starch, then egg, and set aside until all pieces are dipped and ready to go.

2. Heat about 1/4 cup of vegetable oil in a skillet. When it’s nice and hot, begin adding the coated chicken pieces to the oil. You will need to cook the chicken in batches, because you do not want to overcrowd the pan. The goal in this step is to simply brown the chicken, not cook it through.

3. When one side of the chicken is nicely browned, flip the chicken so that the other side can brown.

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4. When both sides of the chicken have a nice golden coating, remove the chicken from the skillet and place it in a large rimmed baking dish.

5. Cut one green pepper, and one red or yellow bell pepper into chunks (this step is totally optional. Sometimes I include peppers, other times I don’t). I also used about 1 cup of fresh pineapple chunks. You could use canned pineapple if you’d like. Arrange the pineapple and peppers in the pan along with the chicken. In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the sweet and sour sauce and pour it over the chicken. Bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees, turning the chicken every 15 minutes so that all sides have time to soak up the sauce.

The result? Super delicious, tender Sweet and Sour Chicken!

This is by far, one of our favorite meals! If you’re looking for the best recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken, look no further!

Enjoy!

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Prep Time: 10mn

Cook Time: 1hr 15mn

Total Time: 1hr 25mn

CHICKEN INGREDIENTS

  • 3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 green pepper, cut into chunks
  • 1 red or yellow bell pepper, cut into chunks
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks

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SAUCE INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

  1. Pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Cut chicken into 1 inch chunks, and season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
  3. Dip each piece of chicken in corn starch, then in egg.
  4. Bake in the oven for about an hour, turning the chicken every 15 minutes. Remove the chicken and vegetables from the pan, and pour remaining sauce into a bowl and serve alongside the chicken if you’d like extra sauce.
  5. Serve over rice and enjoy!
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