Sweet & Sour Chicken
A zesty and velvety Sweet & Sour Chicken, perfect to be paired with rice.
Equipment
- 1 Pan or wok works too
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
Sweet and Sour Sauce
- 4 tbsp ketchup
- 6 tbsp mirin or 3 tbsp of sugar
- 1 dash salt
- 2 tbsp lime
- 1 tsp all purpose flour or corn flour
- 80 ml water
Chicken Marinate
- 300 grams chicken fillet cubes
- 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 1 dash salt
- 2 dash black pepper
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp all purpose flour or all purpose flour
Side Ingredients
- 2 bell peppers
- 1/2 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
Instructions
Marinate Chicken
- Marinate the protein with 2 tablespoons of shaoxing wine (rice wine).
- Sprinkle 2 dashes of salt.
- Sprinkle 2 dashes of black pepper.
- Add an egg to the marinate.
- Add two tablespoons of all purpose flour or corn flour.
- Mix everything evenly and marinate for at least 10 minutes.
Sweet & Sour Chicken Cooking Process
- Heat up a frying pan with oil in high heat.
- Include chicken cubes and stir fry each side for 4 minutes. 8 minutes in total.
- Set aside the chicken for use later.
- Set the same pan in high heat and stir fry onion for one minute.
- Add in garlic and stir fry with the onion for one minute.
- Add in bell peppers and stir fry everything together for 3 minutes.
- Set the cooking pan in low heat, add the prepared sauce, including flour and water mix. Stir fry for 30 seconds.
- Add protein back to the pan and stir fry evenly for one minute.
- Serve with a plate of warm rice.