Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, sweet and sour chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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.

Sweet and Sour Chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Sweet and Sour Chicken is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:

1. Make ready 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut to about 1" pieces
2. Get 1/2 cup cornstarch
3. Get 2 large eggs - beaten
4. Get 2 tbs vegetable oil
5. Make ready 1 (20 oz) can pineapple tidbit in juice - drained, juices reserved
6. Take 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
7. Get 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
8. Get 1/2 cup brown sugar - packed
9. Make ready 1/4 cup all natural ketchup
10. Make ready 2 tbs low sodium soy sauce
11. Take 2 tbs cornstarch
12. Prepare 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
13. Make ready to taste salt and pepper
14. Get ~Optional veggies
15. Prepare 1 medium yellow onion - chopped to 1/2" pieces
16. Take 1 medium green bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces
17. Prepare 1 medium red bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces
18. Make ready 2 green onions/scallions sliced on the bias for garnish

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Instructions to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:

1. Begin heating a large skillet over medium heat. Place 1/2 cup cornstarch in a large bowl. Beat eggs in a separate large bowl. Place bowls side by side close to stove.
2. When skillet is hot add oil. Season all the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Place all in cornstarch and toss to coat. Transfer pieces to egg, shaking off excess cornstarch, and toss to coat again (I think using your hands works best for this step, clean of course).
3. Arrange half of the pieces in skillet (to prevent crowding and sticking together). Cook until golden brown on all sides and cooked through. About 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
4. If adding veggies place in skillet after chicken is removed. Cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes, stirring often. (My husband prefers without, so I leave out the peppers, but I won't budge on the onion. Lol.)
5. While chicken or veggies cook, wisk together reserved pineapple juice, chicken broth, vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, and 2 tbs cornstarch (and red pepper flakes if using).
6. Add sauce to skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, stirring often. Add chicken and pineapple tidbits to sauce. Stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until warmed through.
7. Serve over rice, garnish with green onion/scallions if desired. Enjoy!

Instead of battering and deep-frying, you'll pan-fry the cornstarch-coated chicken until browned on the outside. It won't be as crispy as deep-fried chicken, but this method uses a lot less oil, there's less scary spattering. Absolutely the best sweet and sour chicken recipe I've ever tried. My husband and I thought it was delicious. This recipe is authentic and tastes very similar to the restaraunt style sweet & sour chicken.

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