Sweet and sour Chicken. 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.
This Sweet and Sour Chicken combines crispy chicken with chunks of onion, bell pepper and pineapple in a sticky homemade sauce. Ingredients for Sweet and Sour Chicken. Chicken - use boneless skinless chicken thighs for the best flavor, or chicken breasts for a lighter option.
Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, sweet and sour chicken. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look 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.
Sweet and sour Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions daily. They're nice and they look wonderful. Sweet and sour Chicken is something that I've loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and sour Chicken:
- {Make ready 2 cup of boneless chicken- cubed.
- {Make ready 1 1/2 cup of brown sugar, packed.
- {Make ready 1 1/2 cup of water, plus extra for snow peas.
- {Take 1 (10 oz) of package snow peas.
- {Make ready 6 tbsp of cornstarch.
- {Get 1/2 cup of vinegar.
- {Prepare 1 (20 oz) of can pineapple chunks (save juice).
- {Prepare 1 of large red pepper, sliced.
- {Prepare 4 oz of sliced mushrooms.
- {Prepare 1 of small jar of maraschino cherries.
- {Get 1 tsp of almond extract (rum extract can be substituted).
- {Get 1 of salt - to taste.
- {Take 1 dash of sugar.
- {Get 1 of toasted almonds.
- {Prepare 1 of You can add whatever vegies you like.
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. Sweet and Sour Chicken is made by batter-frying chicken and then tossing it in a quick and easy sweet and sour sauce.
Steps to make Sweet and sour Chicken:
- In a large saucepan cook water, brown sugar, cornstarch, 1/2 amount of pineapple juice in can and 2-3 tsp cherry juice from jar on medium to combine. Turn down to low..
- In a saute pan, cook chicken in oil and then add the mushrooms and pepper slices. In a small saucepan cook the peapods in a little water with salt and sugar til tender..
- Combine the chicken and veggies in the sauce and add 1/2 the can of pineapple chunks and 10-20 cherries..
- Serve over rice and top with toasted almond slivers.
- Mix cold water with 6 Tbsp cornstarch stirring to make thick liquid. Pour into the brown sugar mixture and stir continuosly to thicken.*.
If you love Chinese food but But really, who doesn't love crispy fried chicken with that classic sweet and sour combo? As with most of the dishes on the blog. Sweet and sour chicken is a popular Chinese recipe. Chinese sweet and sour is a cooking style that is easy, delicious and everyone's favorite. The dish comes complete with crispy fried chicken cubes with mouthwatering sweet and sour sauce.
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