Sweet & Sour Chicken
Created by DebbieL on October 8, 2014
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #14508
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast (sliced into bite-sized pieces)
- Oil (for frying the chicken)
- CHICKEN BREADING
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
- SAUCE
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 cup orange juice (or pineapple juice or water)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
How to Make
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Step 1: In a medium-sized container with a tight-fitting lid, mix flour, ginger powder, pepper, garlic salt, onion powder, and seasoned salt. Add chicken pieces, put lid on, and shake to coat.
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Step 2: In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat (use enough for deep-frying). Drop in coated chicken, and fry until chicken in browned and fully cooked. Drain on paper towels.
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Step 3: For the sauce; in large saucepan, whisk sugar, cornstarch, vinegar, water, soy sauce, and ketchup. Heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. When mixture is thickened, add chicken pieces and toss to coat.
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Step 4: Serve chicken and sauce over hot rice.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (391.5 g)
- Calories 710
- Total Fat - 8.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.4 g
- Cholesterol - 192.8 mg
- Sodium - 1195.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 78.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 46 g
- Protein - 75.1 g
- Calcium - 52.3 mg
- Iron - 3.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 31.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg