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Sweet and Sour Chicken RecipeDeborah

This Sweet and Sour Chicken is crispy, tender, and baked in a tangy-sweet sauce—perfect for making at home instead of ordering takeout.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6 servings
Calories 528 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Skillet Cast iron preferred
  • 1 Tongs
  • 1 Baking dish 9×13 inch

Ingredients
  

Main ingredients

  • 2 ½ lbs Boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 cup Cornstarch for dredging
  • 3 Eggs lightly beaten
  • ¼ cup Vegetable oil for browning the chicken
  • 1 cup Sugar for sauce
  • 6 tablespoons Ketchup
  • ¾ cup Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Soy sauce
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Garlic powder

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 325ºF so it’s ready as soon as you need to bake.
  • Cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Set up your dredging station — cornstarch in one bowl, beaten eggs in another.
  • Heat vegetable oil over medium-high in your skillet. Dredge chicken in cornstarch, then egg, and brown on all sides, working in batches.
  • Transfer browned chicken to a baking dish.
  • Mix sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a bowl for your sauce. Pour over chicken.
  • Bake uncovered for one hour at 325ºF. Stir every 15 minutes to coat the chicken evenly.
  • Once done, let rest or serve immediately over fluffy rice.

Notes

Leftovers store well and taste great reheated. Great for meal prep—just freeze extra portions!