Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Sweet And Sour Chicken

Sweet And Sour Chicken.

You can cook Sweet And Sour Chicken using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Sweet And Sour Chicken

1. You need 1 of 8 oz can of pineapple chunks, drained. (Juice reserved).
2. You need 1/4 cup of Cornstarch.
3. Prepare 1 3/4 cup of Water , divided.
4. You need 3/4 cup of White sugar.
5. Prepare 1/2 cup of Distilled white vinegar.
6. You need 2 of Drops orange food color.
7. It's 8 of Skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1 in. Cubes.
8. You need 2 1/4 cup of Flour.
9. It's 2 tbsp of Vegetable oil.
10. You need 2 tbsp of Cornstarch.
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Salt.
12. You need 1/4 tsp of White pepper.
13. It's 1 of Egg.
14. You need 1 1/2 cup of Water.
15. You need 1 quart of Vegetable oil, for frying.
16. Prepare 2 of Green bell peppers, cut into 1 in. Pieces.

Sweet And Sour Chicken step by step

1. 1. In a sauce pan, combined 1 1/2 c. Water, sugar, vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, and orange food coloring. Heat to boiling. Turn off heat. Combine 1/4 c. Cornstarch and 1/4 c. Water; slowly stir into sauce pan. Continue stirring until mixture thickens..
2. 2. Combine flour, 2 tbsp. oil, 2 tbsp. cornstarch, salt, white pepper, and egg. Add 1 1/2 c. Water gradually to make a thicker batter. Stir to blend thoroughly. Add chicken pieces and stir until chicken is well coated..
3. 3. Heat oil in a skillet to 360. Fry chicken pieces for 10 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towel..
4. 4. When ready to serve, layer green pepper, pineapple chunks, and cooked chicken pieces on a platter. Pour hot sweet and sour sauce over top..