Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Miz Helen's Kitchen
Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients
The Chicken
4 boneless chicken breast's, cut in cubes
3 tablespoons Sesame Oil
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon pepper
dash cayenne pepper
1-1/2 cups cornstarch
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup water
Sweet and Sour Sauce
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup ketchup
1 cup rice vinegar
2 teaspoon garlic salt
2 teaspoons lite sodium soy sauce
Directions
Prepare the sauce
In a small bowl mix the sugar, ketchup, rice vinegar, garlic salt, and lite sodium soy sauce mix until blended well
Set aside
Prepare the chicken
Make sure that your cubed chicken has been washed and dried
Mix the garlic salt, onion salt and peppers together, then season the chicken with the mix making sure that the chicken is covered on all sides
Next cover all the chicken with the corn starch using a generous amont
Mix the beaten eggs with 1/4 cup water
Next dip the covered chicken in the egg mixture
In a hot wok or skillet add the oils
Add the chicken, cook on medium heat just until the chicken is lightly browned, remove from the oil to a paper towel and drain well
Place the drained chicken onto a 9X13 oiled baking sheet
Using 1/2 of the sauce, drizzle the sauce over the chicken
Bake uncovered in a preheated 325 degree oven for 45 minutes
Turn the chicken at least twice during the baking process
Serve the chicken with your favorite rice and the other half of the sauce on the side
Fried Rice Recipe at this link
Enjoy!
This recipe is slightly adapted from Life In The Lofthouse