Italian Sweet And Sour Chicken Food

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine flour, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a shallow dish.
• Roll and coat chicken cubes in flour mixture.
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until not longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes; remove and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the same skillet over medium heat.
• Cook and stir celery, green peppers, and onion in heated oil until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
• Return chicken to the skillet.
• Whisk ketchup, lemon juice, pineapple, and brown sugar in a bowl; pour into the skillet; bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir chicken and vegetables in sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

ITALIAN SWEET SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add 2 T oil and saute chicken over moderate heat until browned on all sids. Transfer the chicken to a plat and pour off excess oil. Add remaining 2 T oil to skilleet with onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Cook over moderate heat, stir occasionally, until translucent and slightly brown, 8-10 minutes. Add sugar, wine, vinegar, orange juice and zest,capers and almonds, bring to a boil. Return chicken to the skillet. Cover partially and simmer on low heat until chicken is cooked through. Transfer chicken to a plate. Boil the sauce over high heat until thickened, about 3 minutes. Season with s and p. Return chicken to pan until warmed through. Transfer to a plate and spoon the sauce on top and serv.

SICILIAN SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place raisins in a small dish. Add wine and set aside.
• Place chicken between 2 sheets plastic wrap and pound to 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon of the salt and 1/2 teaspoon of the pepper; dredge in flour.
• Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, add chicken and cook until browned on both sides, about 10 minutes total. Remove chicken and add onion and garlic to pan. Saute for about 2 minutes; then add oregano, remaining salt and pepper, sugar and vinegar. Stir in tomatoes, capers and olives. Add raisins to sauce and stir in chicken broth; cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Return chicken to pan and heat through.
• Arrange chicken and sauce on serving platter and sprinkle with chopped parsley. Garnish with tomato roses.

ITALIAN SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a non-stick frying pan gently fry the onion, bacon and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the sugar and the chicken and fry gently for another 5 minutes, turning frequently.
• Add the bay leaves, vinegar and stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover and leave to simmer gently for about 35 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
• Remove the chicken pieces and keep warm.
• Stir the sultanas, chocolate and pine nuts into the sauce and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Arrange the chicken on serving plates and spoon the sauce over.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into 1/2-inch cubes. Marinate in the rice wine and cornstarch for 30 minutes.
• While the chicken is marinating, prepare the vegetables: mince the garlic clove, peel and cut the cucumber into thin slices, and cut the red pepper into cubes. Chop the baby carrots. Bring a large pot of water to boil and blanch the carrots in the boiling water. Drain.
• In a small saucepan, add the ingredients for the sweet and sour sauce and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to low and keep warm.
• To deep-fry the chicken: Preheat 3 cups of oil to 350 - 375 degrees Fahrenheit. While waiting for the oil to heat, brush the chicken cubes with the beaten egg and dip in the potato starch to cover. Deep-fry the dredged chicken pieces in batches, being careful not to overcrowd the wok. Deep-fry for 3 - 4 minutes until the chicken turns golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
• To deep-fry the chicken a second time if desired: bring the oil temperature up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Deep-fry the chicken in batches, until the chicken turns brown. Drain on paper towels.
• Drain all but 2 tablespoons oil from the wok. When oil is hot, add the garlic and stir-fry briefly. Add the carrots. Stir-fry for about 1 minute, then add the red peppers. Add the cucumber or save to use as a garnish. Bring the sauce back up to a boil and add to the wok, mixing with the vegetables. Add the chicken. Heat through and serve over rice. Garnish with the cucumber if desired.
• *Cornstarch can be substituted for the potato starch.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Mix together first 6 ingredients.
• Add chicken; coat well.
• Heat oil in electric skillet to 375 degrees.
• Fry chicken until lightly browned.
• Removed chicken; drain.
• Drain pineapple, reserving liquid.
• Add enough water to juice to make 1 cup.
• Add 2 T. cornstarch, mixing well.
• Combine pineapple juice mixture and next 4 ingredients in a medium saucepan.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Stir green pepper and chicken into sauce; cook until thoroughly heated.
• Serve over rice.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange the chicken in an oblong baking dish.
• Mix together the Russian dressing, apricot preserves and onion soup mix. Pour over the chicken.
• Cover with foil and bake covered at 350 degrees for one hour. Uncover and bake for another 30 minutes.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° Chop all vegetables.
• Coat chicken pieces with flour, salt and pepper.
• Brown on all sides in oil.
• Place in a baking pan.
• Mix together all remaining ingredients and pour over the chicken in baking pan.
• Bake one hour.