Baked Apricot Ginger Chicken With Sweet And Sour Sauce Recipes

BAKED APRICOT-GINGER CHICKEN WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• If the chicken is frozen, thaw it overnight in your refrigerator.
• Rinse and clean the parts with cold water and dry well with paper towels.
• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Cut the chicken breasts in half.
• Combine the soup nut crumbs, ginger, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish.
• Beat eggs in a small bowl with the lemon juice and pour into a pie plate.
• Dip each chicken part in the egg mixture, then in the crumb mixture.
• Arrange in a single layer in a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• In a 1-quart microwave-safe bowl, combine the preserves, wine, and margarine; microwave on high for 3 minutes.
• Or place in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Pour over the chicken breasts and bake for 1 hour or until the chicken is crisp.
• Serve with the Sweet and Sour Sauce.
• SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE:.
• This recipe begins with a 19-ounce jar of duck sauce, which comes in several flavors.
• Pour over the baked chicken or pass at the table.
• Place all the ingredients in a medium saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from the heat.
• Refrigerate and warm before serving.

BAKED SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Make the sweet-and-sour sauce: Whisk the ketchup, marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger and cayenne in a small bowl. Put the bell peppers and scallions on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with 2 tablespoons of the prepared sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil and a pinch of salt.
• Heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Working in batches, add the chicken to the skillet skin-side down and cook, undisturbed, until the skin is golden and slightly crisp, about 4 minutes. Place skin-side up on the baking sheet with the vegetables.
• Brush the chicken with half of the remaining sweet-and-sour sauce. Bake until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees F, 20 to 25 minutes. Divide the chicken and vegetables among plates. Serve with rice and the remaining sauce.

SWEET AND SOUR BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish (or a larger baking dish or roaster if using more chicken and doubling sauce).
• In a medium saucepan, saute the onions, green pepper and carrots for about 3 minutes; add in the fresh garlic (if using), and saute for another 3 minutes.
• Stir in the ketchup, pineapple juice, vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, salt, pepper and the ginger powder; stir with a spoon until all the ingredients are well mixed; bring to a light to a boil (at this point adjust all of the ingredients, adding in more to suit taste, and bring to a boil again for a couple of minutes).
• If you prefer a thicker sauce, mix cornstarch with cold water to make a thin paste, add to sauce and boil another minute.
• Add in the pineapple chunks/tidbits: set the sauce aside.
• In a large frypan, sprinkle the chicken with black pepper, and brown on both sides in oil until lightly browned (do not burn the skin!).
• Set the browned chicken pieces into the baking dish/roaster.
• Pour the sauce over the chicken; mix lightly to make sure the chicken is evenly coated with sauce.
• Bake uncovered for about 40 minutes, or until the chicken is tender and cooked.
• Serve with or over rice -- delicious!

APRICOT-GLAZED CHICKEN WITH DRIED PLUMS AND SAGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Trim any extra fat from the chicken pieces and transfer them to a large roasting pan or broiler pan. If you don't have a roasting pan that's large enough, use 2 identical 9 x 13-inch baking pans.
• Mix together the preserves and the vinegar in a mixing bowl. Dump over the chicken, add the remaining ingredients, and toss with the chicken until the chicken is evenly coated. Arrange the chicken pieces in the pan(s), skin side up, and spaced evenly apart.
• If you want to prepare this in advance, you can do everything up to this point, cover the pans, and put them in the fridge until you're ready to roast the chicken, but bring it back to room temperature before roasting.
• Roast until the tops of the chicken pieces are browned, about 35-40 minutes.
• Dave's Take:
• Recipes that use a lot of whole peeled garlic cloves are a perfect reason to look for containers of peeled garlic in the produce section of the supermarket. In my experience, Christopher Ranch is the best brand out there right now. The garlic is always fresh and potent.

BAKED APRICOT CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl combine the jam, dressing and soup mix. Mix together.
• Place chicken pieces in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Pour apricot mixture over chicken and bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes.

PINEAPPLE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Whisk 1/4 cup pineapple juice and cornstarch together in a small bowl until smooth.
• Combine cornstarch mixture, remaining 1 3/4 cup pineapple juice, sugar, ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, crushed pineapple, and garlic powder in a large pot over high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce comes to a gentle boil. Reduce heat and continue to simmer until sauce is clear and reaches desired consistency, 15 to 25 minutes.