Sweet-and-sour Chicken Recipe

Name: Sweet-and-sour chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 600 grams chicken breast (cut into strips or chunks); 500 ml vegetable oil (for frying); 1 tbsp spice for chicken; salt and pepper to taste; 1 cup flour; 2 eggs; 2 garlic cloves (crushed); ¼ cup brown sugar; ½ cup white sugar; ½ cup vinegar; 2 tbsp soy sauce; ⅓ cup tomato sauce; 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 1 cup pineapple chunks (canned); 1 small onion (diced); 1 small green pepper (diced)

Indulge in the perfect balance of flavors with our mouthwatering sweet and sour chicken recipe. This iconic dish combines tender chunks of chicken, coated in a crispy golden batter, and smothered in a delectable sweet and tangy sauce. Bursting with vibrant colors and bold flavors, our homemade sweet and sour chicken will satisfy your cravings and leave you craving for more.

Sweet-and-sour chicken

A plate of sweet and sour chicken with a crispy golden batter, topped with a vibrant sweet and tangy sauce.

2.89 from 9 votes

Pin Recipe

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Course Main, Snack

Cuisine South African

Servings

Calories 538 kcal

Ingredients

600 grams chicken breast cut into strips or chunks
500 ml vegetable oil for frying
1 tbsp spice for chicken
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup flour
2 eggs

Sauce

2 garlic cloves crushed
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
½ cup vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
⅓ cup tomato sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup pineapple chunks canned
1 small onion diced
1 small green pepper diced

Instructions

Mix all the sauce ingredients, except pineapple, onion and green pepper.
Whisk eggs.
Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add spice to flour.
Heat the oil in a skillet or pot.
Dip the chicken pieces in flour, then in egg mix.
Fry in the heated oil for 2 - 3 minutes until brown and cooked through.
Use tongs to remove chicken form oil and drain on kitchen towel.
Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to a wok.
Fry onions and green pepper for 2 minutes.
Add sauce and cook for 1 minute.
Add chicken chunks and pineapple and stir through.

Nutrition

Calories: 538kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 40gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 178mgSodium: 865mgPotassium: 888mgFiber: 3gSugar: 50gVitamin A: 290IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 4mg

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