Sweet and Sour Chicken

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 2 medium chicken breasts; 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil; 1 small red bell pepper; 1 small yellow bell pepper; 1 small green bell pepper; 1 sweet onion; 1 clove of garlic; 1 can of sliced pineapple chunks in pineapple juice; 1 cup of pineapple juice; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 3 tablespoons white vinegar; 6 tablespoons of water; 2 tablespoons of corn starch; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds; Dash of yellow curry powder; 1 cup of sugar; Dice raw chicken into cubes. Season with a dash of yellow curry powder. Add salt and pepper (optional). Saute in a pan coated in EVOO on medium until all pieces are barely cooked through. Set aside.; Mince onions, peppers, and garlic. Sauté on medium heat until soft. Set aside.; Heat pineapple juice in sauce pan until warm. Add sugar and whisk until dissolved. Add soy sauce and mix. Add oil and mix. Turn heat up to medium high on burner. Mix in vinegar. Mix in water. Finally, mix in cornstarch (should already be a thick cornstarch liquid made with powder and water).

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Prep:1h 20minCook:40min

A quick and easy homemade sweet and sour chicken recipe that is packed with flavor and easily accomplished with various common household ingredients.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:47:16 GMT

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Ingredients

8 servings

2chicken breasts

medium

2 tablespoonsvegetable oil

1 cansliced pineapple chunks in pineapple juice

1 cuppineapple juice

1 tablespoonsoy sauce

3 tablespoonswhite vinegar

6 tablespoonswater

2 tablespoonscorn starch

1 tablespoonsesame seeds

yellow curry powder

1 cupsugar

Instructions

Step 1

Once sauce is thick. Add all ingredients to the sauce and cook covered for 40 minutes on low heat. Meanwhile, make a pot of white or brown rice and have it ready for when the mixture is finished incorporating. Serve sweet and sour chicken mixture on top of rice. Sprinkle a garnish or sesame seeds on top before serving.