Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, sweet and sour chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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.

Sweet And Sour Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Sweet And Sour Chicken is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet And Sour Chicken:

1. Prepare 1 8 oz can of pineapple chunks, drained. (Juice reserved)
2. Take 1/4 cup Cornstarch
3. Take 1 3/4 cup Water , divided
4. Prepare 3/4 cup White sugar
5. Prepare 1/2 cup Distilled white vinegar
6. Make ready 2 Drops orange food color
7. Take 8 Skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1 in. Cubes
8. Get 2 1/4 cup Flour
9. Take 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
10. Take 2 tbsp Cornstarch
11. Take 1/2 tsp Salt
12. Make ready 1/4 tsp White pepper
13. Get 1 Egg
14. Prepare 1 1/2 cup Water
15. Take 1 quart Vegetable oil, for frying
16. Take 2 Green bell peppers, cut into 1 in. Pieces

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.

Steps to make Sweet And Sour Chicken:

1. 1. In a sauce pan, combined 1 1/2 c. Water, sugar, vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, and orange food coloring. Heat to boiling. Turn off heat. Combine 1/4 c. Cornstarch and 1/4 c. Water; slowly stir into sauce pan. Continue stirring until mixture thickens.
2. 2. Combine flour, 2 tbsp. oil, 2 tbsp. cornstarch, salt, white pepper, and egg. Add 1 1/2 c. Water gradually to make a thicker batter. Stir to blend thoroughly. Add chicken pieces and stir until chicken is well coated.
3. 3. Heat oil in a skillet to 360. Fry chicken pieces for 10 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towel.
4. 4. When ready to serve, layer green pepper, pineapple chunks, and cooked chicken pieces on a platter. Pour hot sweet and sour sauce over top.

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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