Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
Satisfy your oriental food cravings with the delicious flavors of this sweet and sour chicken recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 egg
- 2 chicken breasts boneless and cubed
- ½ cup water
- 3 tbsp light brown sugar
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- 1 can pineapple chunks with ½ can reserved juice
- 4 tsp cornstarch
- ½ cup chopped red pepper
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix flour, vegetable oil, salt, pepper and egg.
- Stir to blend thoroughly until the batter thickens (add water if too thin if too thick).
- Add chicken chunks, and stir until well-coated.
- Combine water, light brown sugar, vinegar, chicken stock, and reserved pineapple juice in a pan.
- Heat to boiling.
- Turn off the heat and add cornstarch while slowly stirring until mixture thickens. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Fry chicken chunks in hot oil until golden.
- Remove chicken from pan to paper towels to soak excess oil.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, sweet and sour sauce, chopped pepper, and pineapple chunks.
- Mix well until well-coated.
Notes
Serve over your favorite rice!
Nutrition
Calories: 373 kcal | Carbohydrates: 36 g | Protein: 29 g | Fat: 11 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Trans Fat: 0.1 g | Cholesterol: 114 mg | Sodium: 174 mg | Potassium: 534 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 10 g | Vitamin A: 677 IU | Vitamin C: 25 mg | Calcium: 27 mg | Iron: 2 mg
Nutrition information has been calculated using an autogenerating online calculation and is intended for informational purposes. For accurate nutritional information, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used.
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