SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Sweet and Sour Chicken is a classic Chinese takeout option most of us are too afraid to make at home. Something about woks and cooking with pineapple make it intimidating for most, but it is so much easier to make than you would think.

Of the classic Chinese Recipes that most people ask for on my blog the one I hear about the absolute most is sweet and sour chicken. I totally get it, it isn’t even just the recipe, but THAT SAUCE. When I was a teenager and I made this sauce for the first time I also actually started learning how to use chopsticks. So for a solid month (I kid you not, my mom was not thrilled with this), I used chopsticks for every meal and had a tiny little bowl of Sweet and Sour Chicken Sauce to dip everything into it.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts cut into 1” chunks
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1/4 cup flour
• canola oil for frying
• 1 cup pineapple chunks
• 1 red bell pepper cut into 1” chunks
• 1 green bell pepper cut into 1” chunks
• 1/2 yellow onion cut into 1” chunks
• 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

1. Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
2. To make the sauce, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and garlic into a small bowl.
3. Pour enough canola oil into a dutch oven or frying pan that is comes up from the bottom about an inch to an inch and a half.
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