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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Sweet And Sour Chicken

    Sweet And Sour Chicken

    Published: Sep 15, 2020 · Modified: Jul 9, 2021 by Radwa · This post may contain affiliate links. 1 Comment

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    Chinese-style crispy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a crispy light fried chicken simmered in a well-balanced fragranced sticky sauce along with crunchy vegetable chunks.

    Sweet and sour chicken is the most popular Chinese dish, and it is very delicious!. It is also a customizable dish; you can alter the vegetables depending on what's in your fridge.

    Chinese-style crispy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a crispy light fried chicken simmered in a well-balanced fragranced sticky sauce along with crunchy vegetable chunks.

    Sweet And Sour Chicken Recipe

    If you're struggling to find something to cook for dinner, sweet and sour chicken is one of the best choices you can quickly make; it is sweet, tangy, and nicely sour. It is my ultimate favourite chicken recipe.

    Chinese-style crispy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a crispy light fried chicken simmered in a well-balanced fragranced sticky sauce along with crunchy vegetable chunks.

    Sweet And Sour Chicken Ingredients

    Recipe Ingredients
    • Chicken breast fillets, chopped into bite-size pieces
    • Cornflour
    • Egg
    • Plain flour
    • Paprika
    • Salt
    • Ground black pepper
    • Garlic powder
    • Cooking oil

    Sauce Ingredients

    • Dijon mustard
    • Garlic, crushed
    • Water
    • Tomato ketchup
    • Brown sugar
    • Apple cider vinegar
    • Fresh ginger
    • Onion chopped thin slices
    • Bell peppers chopped into big pieces
    • Cooking oil
    Chinese-style crispy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a crispy light fried chicken simmered in a well-balanced fragranced sticky sauce along with crunchy vegetable chunks.

    How To Make Sweet And Sour Chicken

    Preparing the chicken and veggies:

    Wash the chicken then pat them dry with a paper towel after that chop into bite-size pieces.
    Wash the onion and bell peppers then chop the bell pepper into big pieces and the onion into thin slices.

    How to make the recipe step by step

    Light Frying the chicken:

    Prepare three bowls as the following:
    First one: crack the egg then beat it.
    Second one: put the cornflour
    Third one: mix the flour, salt, paprika, garlic powder and black pepper.
    Now, heat the oil in a large or medium skillet on high heat.
    After that, coat the chicken pieces in cornflour then dip in the egg and finally coat in the flour mixture then place then in the hot oil and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side (you may need to cook them in two batches).
    Then place them on a plate lined with a kitchen towel.

    How to make the sauce step by step

    preparing the sauce:

    Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat then add the onion, bell pepper, ginger and garlic then cook for 2-3 minutes.
    After that, add the tomato ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, dijon mustard and water and bring to a boil. After that, lower the heat and leave the sauce to simmer until it slightly thickens.
    Now, toss the chicken pieces in the sauce, stir to cover the chicken with the sauce then serve.

    
     
    Chinese-style crispy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a crispy light fried chicken simmered in a well-balanced fragranced sticky sauce along with crunchy vegetable chunks.

    What Dishes To Serve with This Sweet And Sour Chicken

    The best dish to serve with this recipe is rice; any kind you prefer.

    More Chicken Recipes

    • Roasted Chicken With Herbs And Butter
    • Sticky Chinese Chicken Drumsticks
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    • Baked Chicken Thighs With Honey And Garlic
    Chinese-style crispy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a crispy light fried chicken simmered in a well-balanced fragranced sticky sauce along with crunchy vegetable chunks.
    Chinese-style crispy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a crispy light fried chicken simmered in a well-balanced fragranced sticky sauce along with crunchy vegetable chunks.

    Sweet And Sour Chicken

    Radwa
    Chinese-style crispy sweet and sour chicken recipe is a crispy light fried chicken simmered in a well-balanced fragranced sticky sauce along with crunchy vegetable chunks.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 40 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Course Dinner, Main Course
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 518 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 chicken breast fillets chopped into bite-size pieces
    • ½ cup cornflour
    • 1 egg
    • ¾ cup plain flour
    • 1 teaspoon paprika
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ⅓ cup cooking oil

    Sauce Ingredients

    • ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
    • 3 cloves garlic crushed
    • ½ cup water
    • ½ cup tomato ketchup
    • 4 tablespoon brown sugar
    • 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced
    • 1 onion chopped thin slices
    • 2 bell peppers chopped into big pieces
    • 1 tablespoon cooking oil

    Instructions
     

    • wash the chicken then pat them dry with a paper towel after that chop into bite-size pieces.
    • Wash the onion and bell peppers then chop the bell pepper into big pieces and the onion into thin slices.
    • Prepare three bowls as the following: First one: crack the egg then beat it, Second one: put the cornflour and Third one: mix the flour, salt, paprika, garlic powder and black pepper.
    • Now, heat the oil in a large or medium skillet on high heat.
    • After that, coat the chicken pieces in cornflour then dip in the egg and finally coat in the flour mixture then place then in the hot oil and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side (you may need to cook them in two batches).
    • Then place them on a plate lined with a kitchen towel.
    • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat then add the onion, bell pepper, ginger and garlic then cook for 2-3 minutes.
    • After that, add the tomato ketchup, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, dijon mustard and water and bring to a boil. After that, lower the heat and leave the sauce to simmer until it slightly thickens.
    • Now, toss the chicken pieces in the sauce, stir to cover the chicken with the sauce then serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servingCalories: 518kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 27gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 727mgPotassium: 718mgFiber: 2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 2149IUVitamin C: 83mgCalcium: 41mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Sweet And Sour Chicken
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    1. Arpita

      September 16, 2020 at 6:29 pm

      5 stars
      Nice recipe ( Sweet And Sour Chicken). I must try this.

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