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Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken with crispy chicken, pineapple, and bell peppers tastes just like takeout without the food coloring. Try this today!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 602 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts (about 4 pieces) cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 2 eggs , beaten
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 1 red bell pepper cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 green bell pepper cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1/2 yellow onion cut into 1-inch chunks
- vegetable oil for frying
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 4 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- To make the sauce, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and garlic into a small bowl.
- Pour enough vegetable oil into a Dutch oven or frying pan so that comes up from the bottom about an inch and a half.
- Preheat the oil on medium-high heat; you’re looking for the chicken to cook and brown in about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the cornstarch to a large ziplock bag.
- Add the chicken pieces to the large ziplock bag and shake until all the pieces are well coated.
- Dip the pieces into the egg, then into the flour before adding to the hot oil. Add chicken in batches so as not to have more than a single layer of it in the oil at a time.
- Cook the chicken for 2-3 minutes, until cooked through and crispy.
- Remove to a cookie sheet (no paper towels!) and continue cooking the remaining batches of chicken.
- When done cooking remove all but a tablespoon of the oil.
- Add the bell peppers, onion and pineapple and cook for 1-2 minutes, until crisp-tender.
- Add the sauce back in and stir to coat the pieces and cook for 30 seconds to help the garlic warm through.
- Add the chicken pieces back in and stir until the sauce has thickened and bubbling.
- Serve immediately, with optional garnishes of sesame seeds or green onions.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
602kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
92g
(31%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
190mg
(63%)
Sodium
588mg
(25%)
Potassium
1082mg
(31%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
65g
(130%)
Vitamin A
1385IU
(28%)
Vitamin C
79.5mg
(88%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
2.4mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 602
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 602kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 92g | 31% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 190mg | 63% |
| Sodium | 588mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 1082mg | 23% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 65g | 130% |
| Vitamin A | 1385IU | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 79.5mg | 88% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.