Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

sweet & sour chicken

Recipe by
Dave T.
Cades Cove, TN

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

yield 2 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Pan Fry

Ingredients For sweet & sour chicken

  • 1 lg
    boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/4 c
    corn starch
  • 1 tsp
    paprika
  • SPICE MIX
  • 1/8 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 1/8 tsp
    onion powder
  • 1/8 tsp
    ground ginger
  • salt and pepper

How To Make sweet & sour chicken

  • 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
  • 2
    Mix flour, corn starch, and paprika, in a small bag, drop in chicken pieces and shake
  • 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
  • 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
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT