Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, sweet and sour chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Sweet and Sour Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Sweet and Sour Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

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. This recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken doesn't deep fry, but instead uses a method for creating a delicate, smooth and succulent chicken that goes perfectly with a lighter sweet and sour sauce.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:

1. Make ready boneless skinless chicken breasts cut to about 1" pieces
2. Make ready cornstarch
3. Take large eggs - beaten
4. Get vegetable oil
5. Get can pineapple tidbit in juice - drained, juices reserved
6. Make ready low sodium chicken broth
7. Get apple cider vinegar
8. Make ready brown sugar - packed
9. Make ready all natural ketchup
10. Prepare low sodium soy sauce
11. Get cornstarch
12. Take crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
13. Prepare salt and pepper
14. Prepare ~Optional veggies
15. Take medium yellow onion - chopped to 1/2" pieces
16. Prepare medium green bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces
17. Get medium red bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces
18. Make ready green onions/scallions sliced on the bias for garnish

As with most of the dishes on the blog. Sweet and sour chicken is a dish I always always order whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant. Mix the sauce: To make the sweet and sour sauce whisk all the sauce ingredients together in a large bowl. Season chicken with salt and pepper.

Instructions to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. 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.
4. 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.)
5. 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).
6. 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.
7. Serve over rice, garnish with green onion/scallions if desired. Enjoy!

Mix the sauce: To make the sweet and sour sauce whisk all the sauce ingredients together in a large bowl. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Coat with cornstarch, dip in beaten egg. Fry until golden, crispy and cooked through. Sweet and sour chicken is a popular Chinese recipe.

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