Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, sweet and sour chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Chinese-style sweet and sour chicken, stir-fried with bell peppers and pineapple chunks. 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. 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.

Sweet And Sour Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Sweet And Sour Chicken is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet And Sour Chicken:

1. Get 1 8 oz can of pineapple chunks, drained. (Juice reserved)
2. Prepare 1/4 cup Cornstarch
3. Get 1 3/4 cup Water , divided
4. Take 3/4 cup White sugar
5. Make ready 1/2 cup Distilled white vinegar
6. Get 2 Drops orange food color
7. Make ready 8 Skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1 in. Cubes
8. Take 2 1/4 cup Flour
9. Get 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
10. Get 2 tbsp Cornstarch
11. Take 1/2 tsp Salt
12. Make ready 1/4 tsp White pepper
13. Get 1 Egg
14. Make ready 1 1/2 cup Water
15. Prepare 1 quart Vegetable oil, for frying
16. Get 2 Green bell peppers, cut into 1 in. Pieces

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. Absolutely the best sweet and sour chicken recipe I've ever tried.

Instructions to make Sweet And Sour Chicken:

1. 1. In a sauce pan, combined 1 1/2 c. Water, sugar, vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, and orange food coloring. Heat to boiling. Turn off heat. Combine 1/4 c. Cornstarch and 1/4 c. Water; slowly stir into sauce pan. Continue stirring until mixture thickens.
2. 2. Combine flour, 2 tbsp. oil, 2 tbsp. cornstarch, salt, white pepper, and egg. Add 1 1/2 c. Water gradually to make a thicker batter. Stir to blend thoroughly. Add chicken pieces and stir until chicken is well coated.
3. 3. Heat oil in a skillet to 360. Fry chicken pieces for 10 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towel.
4. 4. When ready to serve, layer green pepper, pineapple chunks, and cooked chicken pieces on a platter. Pour hot sweet and sour sauce over top.

This takes some time in preparation but you can also use frozen chicken. 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. I probably will not make it again though because of the amount of work.

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