Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, sweet and sour chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Sweet and Sour Chicken is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Sweet and Sour Chicken is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 31 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:
- Take For the chicken:
- Prepare 500 ml vegetable oil for frying the chicken
- Prepare 250 gr boneless chicken thigh meat, diced 3x3 cm
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
- Take For the batter:
- Make ready 4 Tbsp all purpose flour
- Make ready 60 ml ice water
- Prepare For the coating:
- Take 4 Tbsp all purpose flour
- Take 1 Tbsp rice flour
- Prepare 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- Get 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
- Prepare For the sauce: (mix together in a small bowl)
- Take 3 Tbsp tomato ketchup
- Prepare 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Get 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
- Prepare 1 Tbsp honey
- Get 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
- Make ready Other ingredients:
- Get 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- Get 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Take 1/4 onion, diced
- Prepare 1/2 red chili pepper, diagonally cut
- Prepare 1/2 cucumber, cut out the seeds, diagonally cut
- Take 150 gr pineapple, sliced
- Take 1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
- Get 1 tsp rice vinegar
- Get 50 ml water
- Make ready 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 3 Tbsp water
- Take 1 stalk green onion, diagonally cut
Steps to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Set aside for 15 minutes.
1. Dip the chicken into the batter ingredients. Coat evenly with flour mixture. Shake the excess flour off.
1. Deep fry the chicken until crispy and golden brown. Remove from the pan. Set aside.
1. For the sauce: - Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over medium heat. Sauté garlic and onion, until fragrant.
1. Add sauce ingredients and white pepper powder. Pour water. Mix well. Bring it to boil.
1. Add red bell pepper, cucumber, and pineapple. Mix well.
1. Add rice vinegar. Add the cornstarch mixture and continue to cook until thickened. Test the taste.
1. Add green onion and mix well again.
1. Toss in the chicken and do a few quick stirs. - Serve immediately with warm steamed rice. Yum! 😋
1. Dip the chicken into the batter ingredients. Coat evenly with flour mixture. Shake the excess flour off.
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