Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
Tonight I was in the mood for Chinese and decided to make some sweet and sour chicken. This recipe is by far the best sweet and sour chicken I have ever tasted, nothing compares. I tried this at multiple buffets and none of them were even close to this good, maybe I should have given them this recipeJ? Sweet and sour chicken is deep-fried breaded white meat chicken, coated or served with sweet and sour sauce. If you don’t know anything about the sauce, don’t worry because this article includes an amazing recipe for sweet and sour sauce as well! What really makes this recipe stand out from others or the buffets are the fruits and vegetables that go in it. We are tossing a generous amount of pineapple, green peppers, tomatoes, and onions into this dish. If you try this and like it, stay on the look out for my sweet and sour pork recipe coming soon. Enjoy.
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1” cubes)
Flour
4 egg yolks
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
Oil
3 firm tomatoes (cut into 1 inch chunks)
2 onions (cut into 1 inch chunks)
1 green pepper (cut into 1 inch chunks)
1 can pineapple chunks (reserve juice for sauce)
Sweet and Sour Sauce-
½ cup vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup orange juice
¼ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup ketchup
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: Mix egg yolks and soy sauce with a bit of water. Roll the chicken in flour, egg, and then flour again. Deep fry the chicken in batches for 2-3 minutes, and drain on paper towels.
Step 2: Stir fry pepper and onions for about 1 minute so they are still crisp and colored. Remove from pan and set aside.
Step 3: Make sweet and sour sauce by mixing vinegar, sugar, salt, orange juice, pineapple juice, and ketchup. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Mix 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch in 1/8 cup of juice and stir in until thickened.
Step 4: Add tomato and pineapple chunks to the sauce and heat thoroughly. Pour mixture gently over chicken. Pour your peppers and onions on and serve. (best served while chicken bits are crispy and vegetables are crunchy still)
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That looks absolutely delicious! I’ve never attempted to cook Chinese food, but I like they way you laid it out step by step (with photos!)
That looks so good. My husband will appreciate the inspiration you have given me to cool. Thanks.
Lynne- Thanks, I try and make it as easy as possible for everyone to make this great food. You should really try cooking chinese, alot of it tastes great.
Karen- Thank you. I’m glad to inspire you, this recipe is great. Stay tuned many more to come, I try and add new recipes whenever I can.
Bobby, that was the best chicken recipe ever. My wife is usually not a fan of the sweet and sour, but this was amazing. I cooked the chicken in the wok with olive oil for about 7 minutes on medium high, and it worked out great. Thanks so much. I will use the chicken with a orange sauce and a sesame sauce(my favorite). Thanks again and trying the pepper steak tomorrow night.
Ric- thanks for the comment. I’m glad you guys enjoyed the recipe. I liked this so much I use to make it once a week :). I hope you enjoy the Pepper Steak as well, let me know what you think.
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so delicious! am not really a fan of sweet and sour recipes, but i just might try this one!
thanks so much for sharing the recipes!
mharia- your welcome, and go for it, it’s really good!
OK, so i tried a sesame chicken recipe with a different batter, but the batter was nowhere near as good as yours. gonna try it with your chicken next, would be much better. http://www.recipezaar.com/129598
have a good sesame sauce recipe?
Ric- Whats funny is I made Sesame Chicken tonight and I just saw your comment. I usually use a different batter for my sesame chicken. The recipe is pretty close to the one your looking at.
They have very different textures. The batter for the sweet and sour chicken is crispy and the sesame chicken batter is much softer. What I love about my sesame chicken recipe is it’s marinaded in a chicken base/wine mixture and it makes the chicken really flavorful and juicy. I will be posting the recipe tommarrow and you can see if it appeals to you.
Hi there! I’d love to try this recipe but I wanted to know if there was a particular type of vinegar I should buy for it (eg. white wine, apple cider, sweet wine, etc…) I know that asian cooking uses a particular vinegar usually but I can’t remember which one!
Pemela - I just use regular white distilled vinegar, it works great for sweet and sour sauce!
DAMN GOOD RECIPIE