sweet & sour chicken

Name: Sweet & Sour Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 large boneless skinless chicken breast; 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/4 cup(s) corn starch; 1 teaspoon(s) paprika; ## SPICE MIX; 1/8 teaspoon(s) garlic powder; 1/8 teaspoon(s) onion powder; 1/8 teaspoon(s) ground ginger; - salt and pepper

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Dave T.

Cades Cove, TN

Updated on Jun 2, 2016

I made this recipe up to go with Maggie's fantastic sweet and sour sauce and plain white rice. Makes great popcorn style chicken, the cornstarch makes it very light and crunchy!!! Enjoy

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Pan Fry

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 large boneless skinless chicken breast
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup corn starch
1 teaspoon paprika
SPICE MIX
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- salt and pepper

How To Make sweet & sour chicken

Step 1

Slice chicken across then length wise, and across to cube chicken into small 1/2 inch pieces, sprinkle with spice mix, salt and pepper. Let sit for at least 1/2 hour

Step 2

Mix flour, corn starch, and paprika, in a small bag, drop in chicken pieces and shake
Step 3

Heat 1inch of peanut oil in cast iron skillet to 350. Dump chicken out of bag into strainer and shake to remove excess coating. Drop chicken into oil and fry till golden brown
Step 4

Remove and drain. Use with Maggie's sweet and sour sauce https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/sauce-spread-other-sauce-spread/sweet-and-sour-sauce-2.html
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