Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Sweet & Sour Chicken


*Recipe from "What's for Dinner" - Erick & Megan - you can visit their site at: http://friendssharingrecipes.blogspot.com

I saw this recipe and it sounded really good, so I made it for dinner last night and it was awesome! It was really easy to make. I did make some slight changes from the original recipe because it was not clear on all directions and it tasted a little too sweet for me. Enjoy!

Serves: 2-3 People

Ingredients:

2-4 Chicken Breasts
2 Egg whites
½ Cup of Flour
Black pepper
Garlic Salt
Cooking oil
Pineapple Chunks (drained) – optional
1 Cup Chicken Broth
1 Cup Vinegar
7 TBS. Ketchup
2 tsp. Garlic Salt
2 TBS. Soy Sauce
½ Cup Sugar
*1-2 TBS. Kraft Sweet & Sour Sauce or Garlic Chili Sauce (in Chinese food section of grocery store * this is optional, I added it because before it was too sweet for me & it took the sweet edge off some)


Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350.

-Cube 2-4 chicken breasts.

-Heat medium skillet with cooking oil.

- In a small bowl place 2 egg whites, in another small bowl add flour & black pepper & garlic salt to taste – not too much!

-Dip cubed chicken into egg whites then into flour mixture, fry in a skillet of oil. Remove chicken pieces when they are browned and set on a paper towel plate to drain.

FOR SAUCE:

Boil the following ingredients (it will be really runny, it will NOT get thick while boiling - it will get thick as it cooks in the oven, boil for 2 minutes) I double the sauce because we like it saucy!(So this is doubled)
1 Cup Chicken Broth
1 Cup Vinegar
7 TBS. Ketchup
2 tsp. Garlic Salt
2 TBS. Soy Sauce
½ Cup Sugar
*1-2 TBS. Kraft Sweet & Sour Sauce or Garlic Chili Sauce (in Chinese food section of grocery store * this is optional, I added it because before it was too sweet for me & it took the sweet edge off some)

-Remove sauce from heat and stir in pineapple chunks

-Put the fried chicken pieces in a baking pan, pour the sauce over chicken and bake for 30-45 minutes at 350. Bake uncovered, but you can cover the dish with tin foil if the chicken starts to get brown. Serve over rice.

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