Stir Fried Sweet And Pungent Chicken Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Mix together Sauce ingredients. Mix together Thickener in a separate small bowl.
• Heat oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken and stir fry until it it is white all over but still pink inside.
• Add capsicum and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Add Sauce ingredients. Stir until sugar has dissolved and the sauce begins to bubble.
• Add Thickener. Bring to simmer, stirring constantly. Then cook until it thickens to a syrup consistency - about 3 minutes.
• Stir through pineapple pieces (just to warm) and remove from stove.
• Serve immediately with rice - or for a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice! Garnish with shallots if desired.

SWEET AND SPICY CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Cut chicken thighs into thin strips and place in a bowl. Add cornstarch, salt, and pepper and mix until combined.
• In a small bowl whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, chili sauce, and ketchup until combined. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet (I use a cast iron skillet or wok on high heat. Add chicken in batches and cook for 5-6 minutes. Remove to a bowl and repeat until all chicken is cooked.
• Add onions, peppers and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add in snap peas and garlic, cook another minute.
• Add back in the chicken and add sauce mixture, mix until combined. Simmer for 1-2 minutes for the sauce to thicken up a bit.
• Serve with rice and garnish with green onions.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN I

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, and orange food coloring. Heat to boiling. Turn off heat. Combine 1/4 cup cornstarch and 1/4 cup water; slowly stir into saucepan. Continue stirring until mixture thickens.
• Combine flour, 2 tablespoons oil, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, salt, white pepper, and egg. Add 1 1/2 cups water gradually to make a thick batter. Stir to blend thoroughly. Add chicken pieces, and stir until chicken is well coated.
• Heat oil in skillet or wok to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C). Fry chicken pieces in hot oil 10 minutes, or until golden. Remove chicken, and drain on paper towels.
• When ready to serve, layer green peppers, pineapple chunks, and cooked chicken pieces on a platter. Pour hot sweet and sour sauce over top.

PAN-FRIED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk cornstarch, pepper, and 1 1/2 tsp. salt in a large bowl. Pat chicken dry and cut into 1" chunks. Add to cornstarch mixture and toss to coat.
• Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large nonstick skillet over high. Add half of chicken and cook, turning occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and a light brown crust forms, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir vinegar, honey, pineapple juice, ketchup, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and remaining 1/4 tsp. salt in a medium bowl.
• Transfer cooked chicken to a plate or bowl. Heat remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in skillet and cook remaining chicken, turning occasionally, 3 minutes. Add onion and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes more. Add sauce to skillet along with pineapple chunks and first batch of chicken. Toss well to coat in sauce and continue to cook until sauce is reduced and thickened, 1-2 minutes more.
• Divide chicken mixture among plates and top with scallion. Serve with rice alongside.

SWEET AND PUNGENT PINEAPPLE CHICKEN RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• SAUCE: Pare cucumber; slice lenghwise and scrape out and discard seeds. Cut into bite size pieces. In storage container with lid; combine sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and salt; stir until sugar is dissolved. Add cucumber, refrigerate 1 hour if you are in a rush, overnight if you can. From time to time shake the container to completly coat the cucumbers and keep the sugar combined. When ready to use, drain vinegar mixture from cucumbers into a saucepan; bring mixture to boiling. Slowly stir in 2 Tbsp. Juice from pineapples (or more if you like) Combine the cornstarch with the water andslowly stir into vinegar mixture. Cucumber and Pineapples should be placed on a large serving platter. BATTER: Wash chicken breasts. Cut into 1 inch cubes. (this is where it is tossed with the vermouth and set aside for a 1/2 hour) Make batter in large bowl; beat eggs, add flour, salt, ginger, 3/4 cup water and 1/4 cup reserved juice from pineapples. (This can also be increased to your liking). Stir until smooth. Stir in Sesame Seeds In a large heavy saucepan or frying pan, heat oil (1 to 1 1/2 inches deep) to 350 degrees. Dip pieces of chicken into batter. Deep fry in oil, turning once until golden (about 4 min). Arrange on top of pineapples and cucumber pieces and coat with a little bit of the sauce. I serve with white rice.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN III

Steps:

• Brown chicken in oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add green bell pepper, red bell pepper, carrot and garlic and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and soy sauce and mix together; pour mixture into the skillet, along with the pineapple and liquid, vinegar, sugar and ginger. Stir together and bring to a full boil.

STIR FRY GLAZED CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the condensed milk, mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, and honey until combined into a sauce; set aside.
• Combine the diced chicken and beaten eggs in a bowl and set aside. Spread the flour in a shallow dish. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour until evenly coated.
• Heat the canola oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken in the heated oil for about 2 minutes, turning occasionally to brown evenly. Stir in the sauce until the chicken is completely coated. Cook and stir until chicken is golden brown on the outside and no longer pink inside, 12 to 15 minutes.

SWEET AND SOUR STIR-FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, sugar, ketchup and cornstarch in bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking.
• Add half the chicken and cook, stirring often, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
• Transfer to plate and repeat with additional 1 tablespoon oil and remaining chicken.
• Add remaining oil and vegetables to now-empty skillet and cook until softened, 4 to 6 minutes.
• Add pineapple chunks, garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add vinegar mixture and chicken along with any accumulated juices to skillet and simmer until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Serve.

STIR-FRIED SWEET-AND-PUNGENT CHICKEN LIVERS II

Steps:

• 1. Cut chicken livers in two. Boil water and pour over livers to blanch. Stir once or twice, then drain. Rinse quickly in cold water and drain again. 2. Peel cucumber and cut in half lengthwise then seed and slice crosswise in 1/2-inch sections. Slice carrot and celery in similar 1/2-inch sections. Crush garlic slice ginger root. 3. Combine cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and water. 4. Heat oil. Brown garlic and ginger root lightly. Add chicken livers and stir-fry gently to coat with oil. 5. Stir in vegetables, salt, pepper and cornstarch mixture. Simmer, covered, until done (3 to 5 minutes). VARIATION: * In step 2, sprinkle the cucumber, carrot and celery with 1/2 teaspoon salt and let stand 10 minutes. Or marinate these vegetables in a mixture of 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons water and 1/2 cup vinegar. Drain, reserving this marinade, and add 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Substitute this for the mixture in step 3. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

DEEP-FRIED SWEET-AND-PUNGENT CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Prepare a sweet-and-pungent sauce (search for " Category: Sweet-and-Pungent Sauces"). 2. Skin and bone chicken cut in 1-inch cubes. 3. Beat egg lightly stir in soy sauce and salt. Dip chicken cubes in mixture then dredge in cornstarch to coat lightly. 4. Heat oil. Add chicken, a few cubes at a time, and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling. 5. Reheat sweet-and-pungent sauce. Gently stir in chicken cubes only to reheat. Serve at once. VARIATIONS: * In step 3, sprinkle chicken cubes with the soy sauce and let stand 10 to 15 minutes. Then beat the egg and blend in the salt and 3 tablespoons flour (omit cornstarch) to make a batter. Dip each cube in batter to coat and deep-fry as above. * Use half a chicken. With a cleaver chop it, bones and all, in 1-inch sections. In step 3, coat with a mixture of 5 tablespoons cornstarch, 2 tablespoons sherry and 1 teaspoon salt then deep-fry. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

STIR-FRIED SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high 1 minute, then add 1 tablespoon oil and swirl to coat. Add chicken, season with salt, and cook 1 minute. Stir in ginger, garlic, and chile and cook until chicken is almost cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in jam and pineapple, then add scallions. Cook until chicken is cooked through and scallions are bright green and tender, about 3 minutes. Season with vinegar and salt. Serve with rice.

STIR-FRIED SWEET-AND-PUNGENT CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Prepare a sweet-and-pungent sauce (search for " Category: Sweet-and-Pungent Sauces"). Keep warm in its saucepan. 2. Skin and bone chicken then shred. Sprinkle with salt let stand a few minutes. 3. Beat egg. Dip chicken in egg then dredge lightly in cornstarch. 4. Heat oil. Add chicken and stir-fry until it loses its pinkness (about 1 minute). 5. Transfer chicken to sweet-and-pungent sauce and stir in over medium heat to cook through and blend flavors (about 2 minutes). Serve at once. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.