Sweet and Sour Chicken
How to make the most delicious Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken at home! Don't forget to check out my step by step photos and tips above!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup apple cider or rice wine vinegar
- ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into chunks)
- 2 eggs (large)
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 2 tsp. kosher salt
- 2 cups diced pineapple
- 2 bell peppers chopped
- Garnish with 1tbsp sesame seeds and 3 chopped scallions
Instructions
- 1
For the sauce:
- 2
Add the vinegar, sugars, ketchup, soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil to a bowl then whisk together and set aside.
- 3
For the chicken:
- 4
Pour an inch of oil into a skillet or Dutch oven then place over medium-high heat. The oil should be 350F when you start cooking the chicken.
- 5
Set up a dredging station with a bowl for the cornstarch, a bowl of whisked eggs, and a bowl for the flour.
- 6
Toss the chicken pieces in cornstarch to coat then work in batches to dredge in egg and then all-purpose flour. Fry the chicken in batches, cooking until golden before turning over. Once chicken is cooked transfer to a plate and continue to cook the remaining chicken.
- 7
After the chicken cooks either pour all but a tablespoon of the oil out, or add a tablespoon of oil to a new skillet. Heat on medium-high and add in the peppers and pineapple. Cook while stirring for about 2 minutes until the peppers are slightly softened.
- 8
Pour in the sauce and bring to a boil then add the chicken pieces and stir to coat, cooking until the sauce has thickened. Garnish with sesame seeds and chopped scallions and serve with rice.