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Sticky Sour and Sweet Chicken

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 4 peope

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup cornstarch
  • 2 eggs
  • 600 gr chicken breast boneless cut into cubes
  • ½ red pepper cut into big cubes
  • Vegetable oil
  • Salt and Pepper

Sour and Sweet sauce:

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp sesame oil

Instructions

  • Cut the chicken into dices of 1 inch. Season the chicken with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
  • In a deep fryer or a big pan add enough oil to cover the chicken pieces. Let it heat to at least 170ºC (350ºF)
  • Dip the chicken pieces into the beaten eggs and then pass it through the corn starch.
  • Fry the chicken and then use a rack or absorbent paper to get rid of the excess of oil.
  • Mix all the ingredients for the sour and sweet sauce.
  • In a big sauté pan add the peppers and let it soften. Then add the chicken and the sauce and stir until the chicken is glazed.