sweet and sour chicken
(1 rating)
I love sweet and sour chicken but rarely find it exactly how I like it when I order it from restaurants so I came up with my own recipe. This isn't an authentic chinese recipe if that is what you're looking for but my kids and I love this. I always serve it over steamed white rice.
(1 rating)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
40 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Deep Fry
Ingredients For sweet and sour chicken
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15 ozcan of pineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved
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12maraschino cherries
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pineapple juice, enough to equal 1 1/2 cups including the juice from the can of pineapple
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1/2 crice vinegar
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3/4 cwhite sugar
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1/4 cmaraschino cherry juice
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1/4 cwater
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1/4 ccorn starch
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4boneless, skinless, chicken breasts cut into bite-sized cubes
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2 1/2 cself rising flour
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2 Tbspcorn starch
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 tspground white pepper
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2 Tbspsesame oil
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1egg
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1 1/2 cwater
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1 qtoil for frying
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1green bell pepper, cut into bite sized pieces
How To Make sweet and sour chicken
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1In a saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice,maraschino cherry juice, vinegar, and sugar. Heat to boiling. Turn off heat. Combine 1/4 cup cornstarch and 1/4 cup water, stir until mixed well and smooth; slowly stir into saucepan. Continue stirring until mixture thickens. Remove from burner and cover.
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2Combine flour, oil, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, salt, white pepper, and egg. Add 1 1/2 cups water gradually to make a thick batter. Stir until just mixed and add chicken and stir until well coated.
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3Heat oil in a deep skillet to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C). Fry chicken pieces in a few batches in hot oil 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
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4Add pineapple chunks, cherries and green pepper to each plate as you're serving the chicken, spoon warm sweet and sour sauce over it.
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