Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, sweet and sour chicken. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Sweet and Sour Chicken is a classic Chinese takeout option most of us are too afraid to make at home. Something about woks and cooking with pineapple make it intimidating for most, but it is so much easier to make than you would think. Of the classic Chinese Recipes that most people ask for on my. This recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken doesn't deep fry, but instead uses a method for creating a delicate, smooth and succulent chicken that goes perfectly with a lighter sweet and sour sauce.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and sour chicken:
- Get 1 lb boneless skinless chicken tights
- Take 1 cup pineapple chunks
- Take 3 cups peanut or vegetable oil
- Prepare 1 1/2 cornstach
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon salt & pepper to taste
- Prepare for the sauce:
- Take 3 tbsp cold water
- Take 2 tbsp ketchup
- Take 2 tbsp orange juice
- Take 1 1/2 tbsp cider or apple vinager
- Take 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- Take 1 tbsp soy sauce
- Take 2 tbsp sugar
Restaurant style sweet and sour chicken. You can also make this with pork or shrimp. This takes some time in preparation but you can also use frozen chicken. Sweet and sour chicken is a popular Chinese recipe.
Steps to make Sweet and sour chicken:
- Cut the chicken tights in small bite sized pieces. In a small bowl mix the egg whites with salt and coat the chicken in the egg white mixture.
- In a large bowl or deep plate, toss the marinated chicken in the cornstarch to coat it. Shake off any excess before frying.
- Heat 3 cups of oil and add first batch of chicken and deep fry until lightly cold. The chicken will come back later to be fried twice so don't cook too much, just enough to be cooked through. It should take about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with the rest of the chicken.
- Heat the remaining 1 tbsp of oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. When hot (about 20 seconds) add thr pineapple and the sauce and stir to coat. Let the sauce simmer for about 2 to 3 minutes until the pineapple is tender.
- Return the chicken to the pan and toss until well coated with the sauce.
- Transfer to the plate, sprinkle sesame seeds or scallions on top (optional) for garnish and serve.
This takes some time in preparation but you can also use frozen chicken. Sweet and sour chicken is a popular Chinese recipe. For the best sweet and sour chicken, please following my cooking tips below: The combination of plum sauce, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and Chinese rice vinegar make the sauce tastes like the best Chinese restaurants. You've tasted sweet and sour chicken at the takeaway, but you can make it far better at home and it's much healthier! Skip the take out - this Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe is so good that you'll put it on the permanent rotation.
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