The Sweet and Sour Chicken My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

34 min

The Sweet and Sour Chicken My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

Learn how to make Sweet and Sour Chicken from a 2x James Beard Award Winning Chinese Chef with 60+ years of experience

34 min4 servings

Ingredients

  • 6 oz pineapple
  • 2 oz carrot
  • 3 oz red bell pepper
  • 2 oz onion
  • 12 oz chicken breast
  • 10 oz corn oil
  • 1 tablespoon Kikkoman® oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Kikkoman® light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoon flour
  • 2.5 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 7 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 5 tablespoon ketchup
  • 3 tablespoon red vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoon potato starch
  • 2 tablespoon water

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prep vegetables: Cut the pineapple into 1/2-inch thick slices.

  2. 2

    Prep chicken: Cut the chicken breast into 1/2-inch thick slices. Cut in half lengthwise into strips, rotate and cut again into 1-inch chunks.

  3. 3

    Prep batter: In a bowl, add the flour, cornstarch and baking powder. Add the water a bit at a time until you reach the desired consistency. Mix the batter until no lumps remain.

  4. 4

    Prep sauce: In a small bowl, mix together the ketchup, red vinegar, rice vinegar, salt and sugar until fully combined.

  5. 5

    Prep slurry: In a small bowl, mix together the potato starch and water until thoroughly combined.

  6. 6

    Fry chicken and veggies: Heat a wok on high, about 1 minute.

  7. 7

    Cook sauce & finish dish: Add the sauce to the wok. Turn the heat to high.

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