Chinese Restaurant Style Sweet And Sour Chicken Food

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set aside ½ cup of pineapple juice from your can of pineapple, and reserve ⅔ cup of the pineapple chunks (if using). Set aside.
• Combine the hot water, salt, sugar, and ketchup. Stir until the salt and sugar are dissolved, and then add the vinegar and pineapple juice (if using). If not using pineapple juice, replace with ½ cup water or chicken stock. Set aside.
• Cut your chicken into uniform 1 inch chunks (for even cooking) and place into a bowl. Add the garlic and onion powders, sesame oil, white pepper and salt. Mix until all pieces are uniformly coated, and let it sit for 5 minutes. Any excess water should be fully absorbed by the chicken. If not, mix the chicken again and let it sit for another 5 minutes.
• Mix together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl, and add 2/3 cup of ice water. Use a fork to mix until a batter is formed, and stir in 1 tablespoon of oil. Set aside.
• The amount of oil you need depends on the size of the pot you will use. Using a larger pot uses more oil, but allows you to cook the chicken in fewer batches. Using a smaller pot uses less oil, but you'll have to fry more batches of chicken. We usually go for a smaller pot, so we have less leftover oil. Heat the oil in a small pot until it reaches 335°F/170°C.
• Place 5 to 6 pieces of marinated chicken into the batter. Use a chopstick, fork, or your fingers to coat the chicken in the batter and place each piece slowly into the oil.
• Use a slotted spoon to carefully turn the chicken so all sides are uniformly fried. Fry for about 2 minutes, or until the batter is a light golden brown and crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and let any excess oil drain off before placing onto a rack or paper towel lined plate.
• Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a wok over medium high heat, and add the red onion and peppers. Stir-fry for 30 seconds.
• Next, add the sweet and sour sauce you prepared earlier and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so the sauce is simmering.
• Combine the cornstarch and water to make a uniform slurry. While stirring the sweet and sour sauce, drizzle the slurry in gradually until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon (you may not need all of the slurry). Turn down the heat and give the sauce a quick taste--now is the time to add more salt, vinegar or sugar if desired.
• Add the pineapple chunks (if using) and stir until warmed through. Now is the time to refry the chicken to make them nice and crispy. Heat the oil up to 335°F/170°C and fry the chicken in two batches for about 45 seconds each time. Then add the chicken pieces to your sauce, and gently toss with your wok spatula until the chicken is coated. Serve immediately!

CHINESE SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, cornstarch, cold water, ginger, garlic, and black pepper in a bowl.
• Add chicken breasts to marinade and stir to coat.
• Pour the marinade and chicken into a 9x9-inch square baking dish.
• Cover and marinate chicken in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bake chicken in marinade until meat is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 40 minutes, turning midway through cooking.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken strips with salt and pepper and add to pan. Brown chicken and remove to plate. Add red and green peppers and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in pineapple chunks, juice, sugar, vinegar and broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer until sauce begins to reduce. Stir in cornstarch mixture and bring liquid to a simmer. Stir in chicken strips and cook for 5 minutes. Serve over rice.

CHINESE RESTAURANT STYLE SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix marinde together and add chicken.
• Marinate chicken in refrigerator from 1 hour to 24 hours.
• Mix the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, eggs, vegetable oil and water to make the batter smooth.
• Remove chicken from marinde.
• Combine marinade, with the 2 tablespoons of water, melted butter, food coloring, and slowly whisking in 2 tablespoons of corn starch in a sauce pan over medium heat.
• Stirring often for 15-20 minutes or until thickened.
• Dip chicken pieces into batter and fry until golden brown.
• You can then place the chicken into the sauce or use the sauce as a dipping sauce.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken chunks with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• Heat oil in an electric frying pan or deep fryer.
• Mix batter ingredients until smooth.
• Mix bite-size pieces of meat with batter.
• Deep fry batter covered meat until golden brown (make sure the chicken is cooked thoroughly).
• Drain chicken pieces on a paper towel.
• Place cooked chicken in a low heat oven, while other chicken is being cooked.
• In a bowl, mix pineapple juice, vinegar, brown sugar& molasses.
• Place mixture, along with pineapples, peppers, and cherries, into a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
• In a separate dish, mix together thickening ingredients.
• Add to saucepan.
• Stir and cook until glossy.

HOMEMADE RESTAURANT-STYLE SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash the chicken thoroughly with cold water, then chop into finger sized pieces.
• Mix flour and cornstarch well and add a pinch of salt from the tablespoon sized amount, then dredge chicken.
• Meanwhile, preheat sunflower oil.
• In a medium-sized saucepan, add vinegar, water, and ketchup and stir with whisk until well blended. Bring to a boil.
• After mixture boils, add sugar, salt, garlic powder, pineapple, bell pepper, and onion. (hint: if sauce is coming too thin after 10 minutes on low heat, remove from heat and add teaspoon of cornstarch gradually until thickening begins.).
• Add chicken to oil and fry until golden. After chicken is fried, add immediately to sauce mixture on low heat and toss well to coat.
• Serve with white rice.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut chicken breasts into strips or chunks. (Chunks will make the chicken more saucy.).
• Beat egg and milk in a bowl big enough to dip chicken pieces.
• Mix cornstarch, salt, pepper, MSG, and/or any desired seasonings in a bowl to coat chicken.
• Dip chicken pieces in egg mixture and coat with flour mixture.
• Deep fry chicken until breading is crisp. (Do not worry if insides are still pink.).
• Mix sauce ingredients in a medium-sized baking dish. (Double sauce ingredients if you want extra sauce for dipping.).
• Place chicken in baking dish with sauce and bake for about 45 minutes, turning occasionally.
• For dipping sauce, mix 2 teaspoons water and 2 teaspoons cornstarch and add to sauce. Heat in a saucepan, stirring, until sauce is thickened.