Sweet And Sour Stir Fried Chicken Recipes

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Sweet and Sour sauce. In a small saucepan add oil over medium heat and saute garlic and ginger for about 1 minute. Stir in sugar, vinegar, honey, ketchup, soy sauce. Simmer until sugar dissolves.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and water and pour the mixture into the saucepan. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes until the sweet and sour sauce starts thickening. Set aside.
• Chicken prep. In a medium bowl add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and stir in the cornstarch. Make sure all the chicken pieces are covered in cornstarch. Set aside.
• Stir fry. In a large skillet or wok over medium to high heat add 2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil and cook the chicken until golden brown on all sides (about 3-4 minutes.) Remove from pan and set aside in a plate lined with a paper towel.
• In the same skillet add vegetables, cook for few minutes until they get almost tender and throw in the pineapple. Stir well and return the chicken to the pan, pour the sauce on top. Stir and simmer for 1-2 minutes. Taste the sauce for seasoning, add salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve with scallions, sesame seeds, and rice, noodles, or another favorite side.

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 SOUR CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken and peppers; cook 8 min. or until chicken is done, stirring occasionally.
• Add sweet-and-sour sauce, dressing and soy sauce; mix well. Stir in broccoli; cook 2 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over rice.

SWEET-AND-SOUR POPCORN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Microwave chicken according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add green pepper and onion; stir-fry until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Drain pineapple, reserving the juice in a 2-cup measuring cup; set pineapple aside. Add enough water to the juice to measure 1-1/3 cups; stir in vinegar, soy sauce and ketchup. , In a large bowl, combine brown sugar and cornstarch. Stir in pineapple juice mixture until smooth. Gradually add to the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in chicken and pineapple; heat through. If desired, serve with rice and sprinkle with green onions and sesame seeds.

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.

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.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Cut the chicken breasts into 1/2 inch chunks.
• Peel and slice the carrots.
• Cut the pepper and onion into 1/2-1 inch pieces.
• Drain the pineapple from the can reserving 1/4 cup of the pineapple juice.
• Heat a wok or frypan on medium high heat. Add 2 tbsp oil. Stir in the chicken and cook until no longer pink. Scoop the chicken onto a plate.
• Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and dump in the sliced carrots, pepper and onion. Cover the wok or frypan with a lid. Check every couple minutes and stir to ensure the vegetables do not stick to the bottom of the pan. If needed, add the optional 2 tbsp of water which will help steam the veggies and keep them from burning.
• Once the carrots are starting to soften, lower the heat and add the pineapple chunks and cooked chicken.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients, ensuring the corn starch is dissolved.
• Pour the sauce into the frypan and stir it gently through the chicken and veggies. Cook for about 5 minutes or until the sauce is thickened.
• Serve on cooked rice.

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.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix Bisquick mix and pepper.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly. Stir in chicken until coated. Using slotted spoon, remove chicken from eggs; place in bag with Bisquick mix. Seal bag; shake bag until chicken is coated.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add bell pepper and onion; cook 2 minutes longer, stirring frequently. Remove from skillet.
• In same skillet, heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Add chicken; cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown on outside and no longer pink in center. Add vegetables; cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until hot. Stir in pineapple and sweet-and-sour sauce; cook until hot. Serve over cooked rice.

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.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss chicken with 1 tablespoon each soy sauce and cornstarch, salt, and pepper. In another bowl, combine remaining soy sauce and cornstarch, vinegar, ketchup, sugar, and 1/2 cup water; set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Cook half the chicken, turning occasionally, until browned and almost cooked through, 4 minutes; remove. Cook the remaining chicken in another tablespoon oil; remove.
• Add remaining oil to the pan. Add peppers, white parts of scallions, and garlic; cook over medium-high, stirring, until peppers are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk soy sauce mixture; add to pan. Return chicken; add scallion greens. Cook, stirring, until sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately over rice, if desired.

SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine the flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper; coat chicken. In a skillet, saute chicken in 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Remove and set aside. , Saute the celery, green peppers and onion in remaining oil for 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Return chicken pan. Combine the ketchup, lemon juice, pineapple and brown sugar; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until heated through. Serve over rice.