Sweet and Sour Chicken
Easy and delicious sweet and sour chicken that is baked instead of fried.
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken
- 3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed (about 4 breasts)
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3 Tbsp oil I used vegetable oil
Sauce
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon
- ¼ cup vinegar
- ½ cup ketchup
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Place cornstarch in one shallow bowl, and beaten eggs in another. Dip cubed chicken with egg, then coat with cornstarch.
- Brown all sides of chicken in oil in a non stick skillet over medium high heat. You do not need to cook completely, just brown. Spread browned chicken pieces in a 9x13" pan that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan bring to a boil, whisking often.
- Pour sauce over chicken pieces, stirring to coat evenly.
- Bake at 350° for about an hour, turning chicken every 20 minutes or so. Sauce should be thickened and bubbly and chicken should be cooked through.
- Serve over steamed white rice.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 408kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 38gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 150mgSodium: 553mgPotassium: 695mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 187IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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