Make Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken
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INGREDIENTS
For the chicken:
- 4 large chicken breasts
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
For the sauce:
- 1 (15 oz) can pineapple chunks, in natural juice
- 3 tbsp corn starch
- ½ cup water
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp ginger, fresh, grated
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 3 Tbsp ketchup
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, halved, then sliced
- 2 bell peppers, roughly chopped
- 1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts, drained
DIRECTIONS
To make the chicken:
- Cut the chicken breasts into bite size cubes, about 1 inch - then season with salt and pepper.
- Put the cornstarch into a shallow bowl, then roll the chicken pieces in it. Shake off any excess starch, then dip in the egg mixture and set on a plate. Continue until all the chicken pieces are battered.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the chicken pieces until browned, then place the chicken on a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Discard the used oil.
To make the sauce:
- Drain the pineapple chunks and set aside, reserving the juice.
- Put about 3 tbsp of the reserved pineapple juice in a large bowl and whisk in the 3 tbsp corn starch until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Stir in the remaining pineapple juice, water, soy sauce, vinegar, grated ginger, brown sugar, ketchup, chili flakes, and garlic salt then set aside.
- In a clean, large, skillet cook the chicken and heat the 1 tbsp of oil over medium heat and cook the onion and peppers until starting to soften, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the chicken, water chestnuts, pineapple and the sauce and cook, stirring often, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce begins to thicken - about 8 - 10 minutes.
- Serve with white rice.









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