Chicken With Plum Sauce

Submitted by Torgmom4

"My mother in law made this chicken the very first time we ever met. It is so delicious that I just had to have the recipe. It is similar to sweet and sour chicken."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• For the Chicken

• 1⁄2 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 2 -3 lbs chicken, cut into bite size pieces (I use boneless skinless breasts)

• For the sauce

• 1⁄2 cup crushed pineapple in juice
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄4 cup vinegar
• 3⁄4 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup plum preserves or 1/4 cup plum jam

• To thicken

• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons water

directions

1. Mix the first 4 ingredients well. Add eggs and milk. Whisk together well to make batter. Dip chicken pieces in batter and deep fry. Drain on a pan lined with paper towels.
2. In a sauce pan, mix pineapple, sugar, water, vinegar and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Mix corn starch and water together. Add to the sauce pan. Bring to a boil again. When thick, let cool for 15 minutes Add plum preserves and mix well.
3. Serve sauce over chicken or as dipping sauce.