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sweet and sour chicken

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Faith Walsh
Spring Arbor, MI

I love sweet and sour chicken but rarely find it exactly how I like it when I order it from restaurants so I came up with my own recipe. This isn't an authentic chinese recipe if that is what you're looking for but my kids and I love this. I always serve it over steamed white rice.

(1 rating)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 40 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Deep Fry

Ingredients For sweet and sour chicken

  • 15 oz
    can of pineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved
  • 12
    maraschino cherries
  • pineapple juice, enough to equal 1 1/2 cups including the juice from the can of pineapple
  • 1/2 c
    rice vinegar
  • 3/4 c
    white sugar
  • 1/4 c
    maraschino cherry juice
  • 1/4 c
    water
  • 1/4 c
    corn starch
  • 4
    boneless, skinless, chicken breasts cut into bite-sized cubes
  • 2 1/2 c
    self rising flour
  • 2 Tbsp
    corn starch
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    ground white pepper
  • 2 Tbsp
    sesame oil
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 1/2 c
    water
  • 1 qt
    oil for frying
  • 1
    green bell pepper, cut into bite sized pieces

How To Make sweet and sour chicken

  • 1
    In a saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice,maraschino cherry juice, vinegar, and sugar. Heat to boiling. Turn off heat. Combine 1/4 cup cornstarch and 1/4 cup water, stir until mixed well and smooth; slowly stir into saucepan. Continue stirring until mixture thickens. Remove from burner and cover.
  • 2
    Combine flour, oil, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, salt, white pepper, and egg. Add 1 1/2 cups water gradually to make a thick batter. Stir until just mixed and add chicken and stir until well coated.
  • 3
    Heat oil in a deep skillet to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C). Fry chicken pieces in a few batches in hot oil 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
  • 4
    Add pineapple chunks, cherries and green pepper to each plate as you're serving the chicken, spoon warm sweet and sour sauce over it.

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