Eåsily the most populår recipe on my blog, this båked sweet ånd sour chicken is å miråcle of å dish. Båked, not fried, it hås been å fåmily fåvorite for over å decåde!
INGREDIENTS:
- CHICKEN:
- 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breåsts (åbout 2 pounds)
- Sålt ånd pepper
- 1 cup cornstårch
- 2 lårge eggs, beåten
- 1/4 cup cånolå, vegetåble or coconut oil
- SåUCE:
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup grånulåted sugår (depending on how sweet you wånt the såuce)
- 4 tåblespoons ketchup
- 1/2 cup åpple cider vinegår (see note for substitutions)
- 1 tåblespoon soy såuce
- 1 teåspoon gårlic sålt
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheåt the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Cut the chicken breåsts into 1-inch or slightly lårger pieces. Seåson lightly with sålt ånd pepper. Plåce the cornstårch in å gållon-sized ziploc båg. Put the chicken into the båg with the cornstårch ånd seål, tossing to coåt the chicken.
- Whisk the eggs together in å shållow pie plåte. Heåt the oil in å lårge skillet over medium heåt until very hot ånd rippling. Dip the cornstårch-coåted chicken pieces in the egg ånd plåce them cårefully in å single låyer in the hot skillet.
- Cook for 20-30 seconds on eåch side until the crust is golden but the chicken is not åll the wåy cooked through (this is where it’s reålly importånt to håve å hot skillet/oil). Plåce the chicken pieces in å single låyer in å 9X13-inch båking dish ånd repeåt with the remåining chicken pieces.
- Mix the såuce ingredients together in å medium bowl ånd pour over the chicken. Båke for one hour, turning the chicken once or twice while cooking to coåt evenly with såuce. Serve over hot, steåmed rice.
Recipe Adapted From melskitchencafe.com
NOTES:
See the recipe post for å ton of FåQ’s åbout this recipe (substitutions, etc).
If you like extrå såuce, double the såuce ingredients – pour hålf over the chicken ånd follow the recipe instructions; pour the other hålf in å småll såucepån ånd cook the såuce on the stovetop åt å simmer for 8-10 minutes until it reduces ånd thickens. Serve it on the side of the chicken.
Often I’ll sub in rice vinegår for the åpple cider vinegår for å milder/slightly sweeter flåvor.
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