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The taste of sweet and sour chicken in this recipe is divine! We all loved the turnout and spared no leftovers.

Sweet and Sour Chicken on rice on a plate with chopsticks besides the plate

I’ve been on an Asian food flare. After having such a successful Lo Mein dish, I wanted more. 

Now that I’ve collected a few great Asian recipes, I am thinking of doing an all Asian dinner with friends; just need to think of a good dessert. Do you guys have a suggestion for a good Asian dessert?

Other Asian Recipes to Try:

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Sweet and Sour Chicken on rice on a plate with chopsticks besides the plate

Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken

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Servings
4 Servings
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 50 mins

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Prepare all ingredients, cut chicken breast into bite size pieces.
    Ingredients on table include; chicken cut into bite size cubes on a plate, 2 eggs, 3 garlic cloves, slat and pepper, cornstarch and oil
  • To the chicken, add corn starch, pepper, salt and pressed garlic cloves. Stir to combine ingredients together.
    Chicken in a bowl covered in cornstarch, garlic, and salt and pepper
  • Preheat oil to medium heat. Whisk eggs in a bowl, dip each chicken piece into the eggs.
    Chicken bites covered in cornstarch mixture being dipped into whisked eggs
  • Fry chicken on each side until golden brown. 
    Chicken pieces being fried in a skillet
  • Place fried chicken on a baking dish in one layer.
    fried chicken pieces placed into a baking dish
  • Combine sugar, soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar and garlic salt, together. Pour sauce over the chicken, bake at 350F for 30 minutes.
    baking pan with chicken bites and a bowl with the sauce next to it
  • As chicken bakes, turning the chicken every 10 minutes; this will create a nice coating layer.
    Sweet and Sour Chicken on rice on a plate with chopsticks besides the plate
Nutrition Facts
Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 888 Calories from Fat 324
% Daily Value*
Fat 36g55%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Cholesterol 226mg75%
Sodium 2185mg91%
Potassium 972mg28%
Carbohydrates 86g29%
Sugar 54g60%
Protein 51g102%
Vitamin A 290IU6%
Vitamin C 4.2mg5%
Calcium 31mg3%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted March 1, 2014

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.