Sweet and Sour Chicken
A quick and easy sweet and sour chicken made with tender chicken and a tangy homemade sauce—no deep frying needed!
Servings: 4 -6
Ingredients
- 4 skinless boneless chicken breasts cut in bite size pieces
- 2-3 Tablespoons olive oil for pan frying
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 Tablespoon water
- ½-1 onion cut in chunks
- ½-1 bell pepper cut in chunks
- 1-2 carrots cut in chunks
- 20 oz can pineapple chunks reserving juice for sauce
- salt
- pepper
- onion powder
- garlic powder
Serve With
- Steamed Rice
Sauce
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup vinegar
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
To Thicken if needed
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons water
Instructions
- In shallow dish beat egg with water. In separate shallow dish combine flour and cornstarch and generous sprinkles of salt, pepper, garlic and onion powders. Dip cubed chicken in egg mixture then roll in mixture of flour. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and sit undisturbed in single layer for a minute or two. Then toss and brown chicken. Remove from pan. Stir-fry onion, pepper, and carrots in 1Tablespoon additional oil. Use however many onions and peppers you want. Pour pineapple juice over onions and peppers. Reserve pineapple for later. To the veggies add the sauce ingredients except cornstarch and water. Stir. Add chicken and pineapple (As many pineapple as desired). Stir and let simmer. If you want a thicker sauce make a slurry with the cornstarch and water and add to simmering mixture and stir.
