Sweet and sour chicken: easy recipe with few ingredients

The sweet and sour chicken has a recipe very simple so that it acquires a flavor that is widely used in oriental cuisine and that we are going to teach you today.

In China, Thailand, and other Asian countries, chicken plays a major role in their rich culinary culture. This protein is part of soups, stews, sauces and rice dishes that are perfectly accompanied by specific spices and condiments and that give it spicy, salty or bittersweet flavors that are worth trying.

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Oriental sweet and sour chicken recipe

Enter the kitchen, give your all and prepare a spectacular dish! Get all the ingredients ready, sharpen the knives and get into chef mode following this delicious international recipe:

Preparation time20 minutesCooking time 20 minutesCategorySide sideCookingAsianKeywordsSweet, sour, food, hotFor how many people4ServingMediumCalories128Fat4.83 g

Ingredients

  • 2 whole chicken breasts
  • 120ml tomato sauce
  • 40 ml of vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 150 g cornstarch
  • A few drops of tabasco or chili
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1. Fry the chicken

The first thing you should do is remove the skin and fat from the breast. Cut it into cubes and pass it through a bowl in which you have a beaten egg and another in which you have the Cornstarch. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Once it has taken temperature, put the chicken pieces there and turn them until you see them well cooked.

Step 2. Prepare the sauce

Now, mix the tomato sauce, the vinegar, the soy sauce, the sugar, the drops of Tabasco with salt and pepper to taste in a bowl. Stir until a homogeneous mixture is achieved. and that all the ingredients have been integrated perfectly.

Step 3. Mix

In another pan, add a splash of oil and put the sauce you prepared in the previous step over medium heat until hot. Then, you must add the chicken pieces and start stirring for a couple of minutes, until it is completely integrated with the sauce. It should look very caramelized. That will be the precise moment to serve this sweet and sour chicken that you can accompany with white rice, french fries or a delicious salad. Bon Appetite.

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