Easy Sweet & Sour Chicken

Easy Sweet & Sour Chicken

from 4sonrus.com
Dinner
30 min
8 servings

Try this homemade easy sweet and sour chicken the next time you're in the mood for Chinese takeout. This recipe is quick and tastes just like the kind you'd order in but for much less cost!

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cupsself rising flour
  • 2 tbspcanola oil
  • 1 largeegg
  • ½ tspsalt
  • ¼ tspground white pepper
  • 1 ½ cupswater
  • 2 tbspcornstarch
  • 4chicken breasts (cut into 1" chunks)
  • 1 quartcanola oil (for frying)
  • sweet and sour sauce (to taste)

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the flour, canola oil, egg, salt, and pepper to a large mixing bowl then whisk together.

  2. 2

    Add corn starch and water to a small mixing bowl, whisking together until evenly combined with no lumps. Slowly pour this mixture into the larger mixing bowl, whisking until a thick batter comes together.

  3. 3

    Add the chicken chunks to the batter and stir until it's all well coated. Set aside.

  4. 4

    Heat the oil in a large heavy bottomed skillet or Dutch oven to 360°. Carefully add the chicken, frying it until golden brown and cooked through- roughly 5-7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon carefully transfer the fried chicken pieces to waiting paper towels to drain off excess grease.

  5. 5

    Toss with sweet and sour sauce, to taste, then serve warm and enjoy.