Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

In honor of Chinese New Year, we’ve been trying a few new Chinese style recipes at home, and this Sweet and Sour Chicken was both easy AND delicious. The chicken was incredibly moist, probably because that quick frying locked in all of the juices. Yum!

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Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

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Sweet and Sour Chicken

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Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour 5 mins

The best thing about this recipe is that it uses ingredients I’ve almost always got on hand.

Recipe type: Entree

Serves: 6

Ingredients

Chicken:

3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Salt and pepper
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
¼ cup canola oil

Sauce:

¾ cup sugar
4 tablespoons ketchup
½ cup vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic salt
Note: Sauce can be doubled if you like to have extra sauce on the side. Just heat the extra sauce in a small pan over medium heat, stirring often, til thickened.

Instructions

Cut boneless chicken breasts into chunks.
Dip chicken in egg and then in cornstarch mixed with salt and pepper (to taste).
Fry chicken in a small amount of oil until brown but not cooked through.
Place chicken in a single layer in a baking dish.
Mix sauce ingredients together and pour over chicken. Gently toss to coat.
Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
Gently stir chicken every 15-20 minutes so it is evenly coated with sauce.
Serve over rice.

Recipe modified from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe.

I have to add – I threw together some green beans as the chicken was finishing up, and they went beautifully with the meal. I don’t have a traditional recipe for them per se, but here’s how I made them:

Garlic Green beans

Wash and snip the ends off of a bunch of fresh green beans.
Cook beans in a steamer until their color changes to a darker green, but still crispy.
Meanwhile, melt a tablespoon or two of butter in a small saute pan. Add a spoonful of garlic (I think I used about a half tablespoon) and cook for 2 minutes.
Toss green beans in the garlic butter and add pepper and freshly-ground sea salt to taste.

Seriously, an amazing meal.

Happy Chinese New Year!

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