SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Recipe

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This Easy Sweet and sour chicken recipe is made with fresh pineapples, bell peppers, red onions and juicy crispy chicken. It's tossed in a sweet and savory sauce then served over rice. No need to buy Chinese food when you can make it homemade!

Total Time

40 m

Servings

4 people

Cuisine

Chinese

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ingredients

– 2.5 cups pineapple cut into 1 inch pieces – 2.5 cups bell peppers cut into 1 inch pieces – 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into 1 inch pieces – 1 ¼ cup red onions cut into 1 inch pieces Sweet and Sour Sauce – 1 cup rice vinegar – ½ cup ketchup – 2 inch grated ginger – 3 tsp minced garlic - tap to see more ...

STEPS

– Add the eggs to the bowl with the chicken. Mix well. Make sure all of the chicken is coated with the eggs. Cover and place the chicken into the fridge.

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– Cut the bell peppers, pineapple and onions into 1 inch pieces. Set them to the side separately. – Add all of the sweet and sour sauce ingredients to a medium sized bowl and mix well. Set to the side

STEPS

Slurry – To make the slurry which will thicken the sauce, take the sweet sour sauce and pour it into a small bowl then add cornstarch to the same bowl. Mix very well until the clumps are gone. Set to the side.

STEPS

– Have a baking sheet lined with parchment paper ready. Next, add cornstarch and flour to a ziplock bag. Mix to combine. – Add a couple pieces of chicken into the flour/cornstarch or bowl and dredge. Place each coated chicken on the parchment lined baking sheet to rest.

STEPS

– Add oil to a large skillet. Just enough to barely cover the chicken. Using a heat proof spoon or spatula, spread the chicken out so it's not touching. – Fry for 3-4 minutes. Once the chicken is done, place the chicken on the parchment lined baking sheet.

STEPS

– In the skillet with the oil, over medium high heat, saute the vegetables until softened to your preference. Keep the vegetables in the skillet.

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– Serve over rice.Pour the sauce into the skillet with the cooked vegetables. Let it come to a boil over medium high heat. Once boiling add the slurry. Mix well.  Once the sauce has thickened, add the chicken and cook.

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– Serve over rice.Pour the sauce into the skillet with the cooked vegetables. Let it come to a boil over medium high heat. Once boiling add the slurry. Mix well.  Once the sauce has thickened, add the chicken and cook.

READY

Enjoy!

So good!

April

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