How to make the best chinese style Sweet and Sour Chicken from scratch
With this easy and delicious Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe, there's no need for take-out! This recipe teaches you how to make Sweet and Sour Chicken however you like it - with chicken breast or thighs, with batter or without, and how to use simple and flavourful ingredients to make the perfect sweet and sour sauce, from scratch!
2largeskinless chicken thighsdeboned and sliced into 2-inch chunks
2 largeskinless chicken breastdeboned and sliced into 2-inch chunks
1eggor 2 egg whites, whisked (for deep-frying the chicken)
For Chicken
1/2 tbspsalt
1/4tspallspice powder
1/2tspblack pepper
1/2tspwhite pepper optional
1/2tspginger powder
1/2tspthyme leavesdried
1tsponion powder
1tspgarlic powder
1tspred hot pepper sauceoptional
1cupcooking oil*if deep-frying
2tbspcooking oil*if stir-frying
Dry Mix Coating
3/4cupflour all purpose
1/2tspsalt
1/2tsponion powder
1/2tbspbaking powder
Sweet and Sour sauce
1tbspsesame seed oilor cooking oil of choice
1/4mediumred bell pepperchopped into 1-inch chunks
1/4mediumgreen bell pepperchopped into 1-inch chunks
1/2mediumonionchopped into 1-inch chunks
1/2inchginger rootcrushed
1/2tspginger powder
1/2cuppineapple chunks
1/4cuppineapple juice
1 tbsphoney or brown sugar
1cupketchup
1tbspwhite vinegar
3/4 - 1cupwater
Instructions
Chicken Prep
Cut up the chicken in a medium bowl and season it with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, ginger powder, and allspice.
Stir-frying option
If stir-frying the chicken, cook on medium-high heat in 2 tbsp of oil for 4-6 minutes stirring constantly till cooked through. Set the stir-fried chicken pieces aside, then proceed to make the sweet and sour sauce.
Deep-frying option
If deep-frying the chicken, pour the whisked egg on the seasoned chicken, then use tongs to combine. Ensure that the chicken is thoroughly coated with the egg.
In another medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, onion powder, and baking powder and whisk the ingredients with a large fork to combine.
Add the chicken pieces to the flour mixture and toss until all the pieces are completely coated.
Add vegetable oil to a large frying pan on medium-high heat.
When the oil is ready, add the pieces of chicken (the oil is ready when tiny bubbles form around a pinch of lightly sprinkled flour). Fry the chicken for 5-6 minutes, flipping each piece every 2-3 minutes until all sides are golden brown.
Remove the chicken from the frying pan and let it rest on a thick paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
Preparing the sauce
In a wide, medium-sized saucepan, heat the oil on medium-high heat for 15 seconds.
Add the honey and the ginger powder, and stir for 30 seconds. Next, add the ketchup, water, and vinegar, and stir for another 30 seconds.
Cover the pot, reduce heat to low, then let the sauce cook for 1 - 2 minutes.
If the sauce is too thick, add 1-2 tbsp of water and allow it to cook for another minute. If the sauce is too thin, add 1 tbsp of ketchup at a time, and stir until it has a 'syrup-like' consistency.
Taste the sauce. If it needs a 'kick' of tanginess, add 1/2 tsp. vinegar. If it isn't sweet enough, add 1/2 tsp. honey or brown sugar.
Combining the chicken with the sauce
Remove the pot from the burner and add the pieces of fried chicken, tossing quickly until all the pieces are coated in the sauce.
Serve the sweet and sour chicken immediately on a warm bed of fluffy white rice or with a side-dish of choice.
Bless up & enjoy it!
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