Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken is a delicious classic Chinese favorite take-out recipe that can be made at home and enjoyed.
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 3 chicken breasts
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 egg
- 3 bell peppers, 1 green, 1 red, 1 yellow
- 1 cup corn starch
- Oil for frying
For the Sweet and Sour Sauce
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup rice vinegar
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon sriracha chili sauce
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
For the Chicken
- Cut chicken into bite size pieces and add to a large mixing.
- Add soy sauce, egg, garlic, and pepper to chicken, stir. Let sit while you cut veggies and make sauce.
- Cut bell peppers and onions into 1 inch pieces. Set aside.
For the Sweet and Sour Sauce
- In a large measuring cup, add soy sauce, rice vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, sriracha sauce, and red pepper flakes. Stir until well combined.
- Dredge coated chicken pieces in corn starch. Repeat with all chicken.
- Heat oil in a large skillet or frying pan over medium high heat.
- Place chicken pieces in hot oil and fry for 2 minutes on each side. (Fry in batches to avoid overcrowding).
- Remove chicken and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil. Repeat with remaining chicken.
- Remove oil from the pan and add sauce. Simmer on low until the sauce thickens.
- Add peppers, onions, and chicken. Toss to evenly coat and summer for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Serve over ramen noodles or cooked rice.