How to Cook Sweet and Sour Chicken

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This sweet and sour chicken recipe is so easy and it tastes so good!

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 kg chicken breast chunks, boneless and skinless
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 5 tbsp cornflour
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 pc red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 pc green bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 pc small carrot, sliced
  • 1/4 cup pineapple tidbits
  • 1 pc medium onion, chopped
  • cooking oil

for the sauce:

  • 1 thumb ginger, minced
  • 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 5 pcs bay leaves
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1/2 cup vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • cooking oil

Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Procedures:

  1. Put chicken chunks in a mixing bowl. Add egg, cornflour, salt, and pepper. Mix well until the chicken is fully coated.
  2. Heat cooking oil in a pan. Add the coated chicken chunks. Deep-fry until golden brown then set aside.
  3. Heat about 2 tbsp cooking oil in a pan. Add onion, carrot, pineapple tidbits, red and green bell peppers. Sauté for about 2-3 minutes then set aside.
  4. For the sauce: Heat about 2 tbsp cooking oil in a pan. Add ginger and garlic then sauté for 1 minute. Add tomato paste, vinegar, water, brown sugar, tomato sauce, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Stir then bring to a boil. Remove from heat then filter the solid ingredients with a strainer.
  5. Heat a pan then pour the prepared sauce. Add the fried chicken chunks and the cooked vegetables and pineapple. Mix and cook for 2 minutes.
  6. Transfer to a serving dish. Enjoy your sweet and sour chicken!

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