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Sweet and Sour Chicken
This Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe is restaurant delicious (or better!) but quick and easy to make at home! Plus, it’s healthier than takeout with the options to either pan fry or bake PLUS it’s stir-fried with veggies for a complete meal-in-one! To make this Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe, the bite-size chicken gets tossed in a simple breading then is baked or pan fried to crispy perfection then enveloped in the most intoxicating sweet and sour sauce ever! It’s sticky, sweet and tangy infused with pineapple juice, sugar, red wine vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, garlic and ginger. The layered complex flavors combined with the crispy, juicy chicken will have everyone combing back for seconds and thirds! Serve this Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe with rice or low carb cauliflower rice and you have an easy weeknight meal your whole family will beg you to make again and again!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
- frying pan
- pan
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
IF BAKING: Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a nonstick mat or foil and lightly spray with cooking spray. Place baking sheet in the oven to heat up.
2
MARINATE CHICKEN. Whisk eggs in a large bowl then whisk in all remaining “marinade” ingredients. Stir in chicken and let marinate at room temperature while you prep the rest of the ingredients, preferable ⏱️ 20 minutes.
eggs2
3
WHISK SAUCE. Whisk the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl, set aside.
4
BREAD CHICKEN. Add flour, cornstarch, and seasonings to a large freezer bag (or large bowl). Remove chicken from marinade with a slotted spoon, dab off excess egg with paper towels and add to breading. Toss chicken until well coated, pressing coating into chicken from outside the bag.
cornstarch2 teaspoonscup cornstarch (replace with flour if baking)1/2
5
TO PAN FRY (See notes for more cooking options): Add enough vegetable oil to a large frying pan so it reaches 1/4-inch up the sides and heat over medium-high heat. Working in batches, shake off excess breading from chicken add to hot pan in a single layer and cook for about ⏱️ 4-6 minutes, or until cooked through, turning halfway through. Remove to a paper towel lined plate.
Vegetable oil
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STIR FRY: Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet and heat over medium high heat. Add onions and 1 cup pineapple and stir fry for ⏱️ 2 minutes. Add bell peppers, ginger and garlic and stir fry for ⏱️ 1 minute.
onion (chopped into 1-inch chunks)1/2
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ADD SAUCE. Stir sauce (to make sure cornstarch has not separated) and add to skillet. Simmer until thickened.
cornstarch2 teaspoonscup cornstarch (replace with flour if baking)1/2
8
COMBINE. Add chicken and toss to coat. Serve immediately.
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