Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, sweet and sour chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Sweet and Sour Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Sweet and Sour Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:
  1. Take 2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut to about 1" pieces
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup cornstarch
  3. Make ready 2 large eggs - beaten
  4. Take 2 tbs vegetable oil
  5. Take 1 (20 oz) can pineapple tidbit in juice - drained, juices reserved
  6. Make ready 1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
  7. Take 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  8. Get 1/2 cup brown sugar - packed
  9. Get 1/4 cup all natural ketchup
  10. Prepare 2 tbs low sodium soy sauce
  11. Take 2 tbs cornstarch
  12. Prepare 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
  13. Make ready to taste salt and pepper
  14. Prepare ~Optional veggies
  15. Get 1 medium yellow onion - chopped to 1/2" pieces
  16. Prepare 1 medium green bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces
  17. Take 1 medium red bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces
  18. Take 2 green onions/scallions sliced on the bias for garnish
Instructions to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:
  1. Begin heating a large skillet over medium heat. Place 1/2 cup cornstarch in a large bowl. Beat eggs in a separate large bowl. Place bowls side by side close to stove.
  2. When skillet is hot add oil. Season all the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Place all in cornstarch and toss to coat. Transfer pieces to egg, shaking off excess cornstarch, and toss to coat again (I think using your hands works best for this step, clean of course).
  3. Arrange half of the pieces in skillet (to prevent crowding and sticking together). Cook until golden brown on all sides and cooked through. About 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
  4. If adding veggies place in skillet after chicken is removed. Cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes, stirring often. (My husband prefers without, so I leave out the peppers, but I won't budge on the onion. Lol.)
  5. While chicken or veggies cook, wisk together reserved pineapple juice, chicken broth, vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, and 2 tbs cornstarch (and red pepper flakes if using).
  6. Add sauce to skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, stirring often. Add chicken and pineapple tidbits to sauce. Stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until warmed through.
  7. Serve over rice, garnish with green onion/scallions if desired. Enjoy!

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