Chinese Chicken in Sweet and Sour Sauce

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"All I can say is just try it, you are going to just love this yummy dish!"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 large carrots, sliced
• 1 large green pepper, cut in strips
• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 2 -3 cloves fresh minced garlic
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
• salt and pepper
• 4 chicken breast fillets
• 1 cup oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup cornstarch
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Cook celery, geen peppers and carrots in a small amount of water in a saucepan, until tender-crisp; drain, set aside.
2. Combine flour, minced garlic, egg, ginger, salt and pepper in a bowl; mix well.
3. Pound the chicken fillets with a meat mallet.
4. Cut into strips.
5. Dip the chicken strips into batter; coating well.
6. Brown lightly in hot oil, in a large skillet; drain on paper towels.
7. In a Dutch oven, bring 1-1/2 cups water to a boil.
8. Stir in brown sugar; cook 1 minute.
9. Add in vinegar and tomatoes; bring to a boil again.
10. Stir in cornstarch and remaining 1 cup water, gradually.
11. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly; add chicken, cooked veggies and salt to taste.
12. Cook until heated through.
13. Serve over cooked rice.

Reviews

[Tiippo iippo]

This was outstanding!! Better sweet and sour sauce then i've ever had in any chinese restaurant gf also agrees! There was just enuff breading for chicken so i will make some more next time (double is too much).. didnt make much changes only added maybe 1-1,5tbsp of soy sauce to give it a little depth(?) or somthing anyway it worked out great! Thank you so much for posting this i luv it!! (i used Muscovado brow sugar, dont know whats the difference with normal)

 

[John W Wenzelburger]

I liked this it was very good. Bit of a fuss to make and it makes a LOT. I added more vegies cabage and others and a can of pineapple. Make sure you mix the corn starch in the last cup of water before you put it in. The breading for the chicken was way too thick I added some white wine to thin it out. I only used two chicken breasts there may not have been enough breading for 4.