Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1 1/2 inch cubes; salt; pepper; 2 red bell peppers, cut in 1 inch squares; 2 green bell peppers, cut in 1 inch squares; 2 medium onions, cut in 1 inch squares; 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can pineapple chunks (drain and save juice); 1/4 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup light brown sugar; 1/4 cup cider vinegar or 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 4 teaspoons cornstarch, dissolved in; 4 teaspoons cold water

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Recipe by DrGaellon

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Sweet and Sour Chicken created by Pam-I-Am

Based on a recipe from FoodTV.com, with my own improvisations

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ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 ¹⁄₂ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1 1/2 inch cubes
salt
pepper
2 red bell peppers, cut in 1 inch squares
2 green bell peppers, cut in 1 inch squares
2 medium onions, cut in 1 inch squares
1 (13 1/2 ounce) can pineapple chunks (drain and save juice)
¹⁄₄ cup orange juice
¹⁄₄ cup light brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup cider vinegar or 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
¹⁄₂ cup chicken stock
4 teaspoons cornstarch, dissolved in
4 teaspoons cold water

directions

Combine the juices, sugar, vinegar and stock in a small bowl.
Season the chicken cubes. Sauté in the vegetable oil until all pinkness is gone and the chicken is beginning to brown. Remove to a clean plate/bowl.
Add peppers and onion to sauté pan. Heat for 1-2 minutes.
Add the pineapple. Heat 1 minute.
Add the juice mixture. Simmer until sauce has reduced by a third.
Add cornstarch slurry slowly, stirring well, until sauce has a nice consistency.
Add chicken back to pan, and simmer 5 minutes.

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review by DaveVal

4/24/2009

I just made this recipe using canned chicken and it turned out delicious!

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review by Starrynews

3/11/2009

Very good! I made a small change to the preparation of the chicken - I prepared a pan with nonstick cooking spray and then rolled the cubes of chicken in a little bit of cornstarch seasoned with pepper (no salt) and then followed the recipe from there. It smelled wonderful too! Thanks for sharing!

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photo by Pam-I-Am

10/28/2007

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photo by Pam-I-Am

10/28/2007

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review by Pam-I-Am

10/25/2007

I halved the recipe for the 3 of us tonight. I though this was a nice traditional recipe for S&S chicken. I like ketchup or tomato sauce in the sauce so I added about 1/4 of it as well. I also marinated the chicken in some soy sauce and corn starch prior to stir frying it as it gives the chicken more flavor...I do this with a lot of stir fry recipes. I did like that your recipe had lots of color with the red and green peppers and pineapple. Some recipes don't include both. Thanks for sharing.

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