Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, economical, healthy and easy sweet and sour chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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This is exactly like your favourite sweet and sour from the local down the road, but with fewer calories. Cut each chicken breast into eight or nine even pieces. Heat a tablespoon of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan or wok and stir-fry the onion and peppers for two minutes over a high heat. I think that this Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken is one of the easiest recipes I've shared so far, but I must admit that it does require a fair bit of time to Totally!
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have economical, healthy and easy sweet and sour chicken using 16 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Economical, Healthy and Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken:
- Get 1 large breast Chicken breast
- Prepare Marinade:
- Take 1 see step 3 Sugar, sake, soy sauce, pepper, sesame oil (or vegetable oil)
- Make ready 3 tbsp ▲ Katakuriko
- Take 3 cm Carrot
- Prepare 2 small Green bell pepper
- Get 2 Shiitake mushrooms
- Get 1/2 medium Onion
- Take 1/2 Cooked bamboo shoot in water
- Get Flavor:
- Take 2 1/2 tbsp ★Sugar
- Take 2 tablepoons each ★ Ketchup, soy sauce, vnegar
- Get 2 tsp ★ Chinese soup stock
- Take 100 ml ★Water
- Take 1 tbsp + 2 tablespoons Katakuriko + Water
- Get 1 dash Salt and pepper
The recipe is easy and simple. Best and easiest sweet and sour chicken I have tried on this site! I made a few changes out of neccesity using a can of cubed pineapple with about half of the syrup and snow peas instead of the celery and gr. peppers. Loved the lighter coating vs the too heavy traditional coating.
Steps to make Economical, Healthy and Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken:
- Remove the skin and open up the thicker parts to make it all the same thickness. Cover with plastic wrap use the handle of a knife or a rolling pin to pound the meat. Remove the plastic wrap and pierce with a fork.
- Cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Put the chicken into a plastic bag and add 1/4 teaspoon (about 2 pinches) of sugar, 1 tablespoon each of soy sauce and sake, and 1 teaspoon of oil. Rub the seasoning into the meat for about 1 minute. Marinate for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut the vegetables. Cut the onion in half horizontally and cut into 6-8 slices. Thinly slice the thicker part of the carrot into pieces of the same size as the onion.
- Cut the shiitake, green pepper, and bamboo shoot to the same size of the onion.
- Combine the ★ ingredients.
- Prepare the katakuriko slurry.
- Add the ▲ ingredients to the plastic bag from Step 2 and gently coat each piece of chicken evenly.
- Fry the chicken in a good amount of oil until browned and crisp, then transfer to a dish. (If there are some burned areas left in the frying pan, wipe or wash it clean).
- Add a little bit of oil to the frying pan from Step 9 and quickly saute the green peppers. When the peppers are coated well with oil, transfer to the same plate as the chicken. It's okay if they aren't completely cooked.
- Add some more oil to the frying pan and saute the onion and carrots. Add the shiitake and bamboo shoot and continue sautéing.
- Once the oil has coated the vegetables, add the ★ mixture and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
- Swirl in the katakuriko slurry and stir. Once it has thickened, add the chicken and green peppers. Let simmer and then season with salt and pepper. Done.
- (If you have some time available, deep fry the vegetables. In that case, skip Step 10.)
- It's easier to make if you prepare the dish until Step 6 the night before, cover it with plastic wrap, and store it in the refrigerator.
I made a few changes out of neccesity using a can of cubed pineapple with about half of the syrup and snow peas instead of the celery and gr. peppers. Loved the lighter coating vs the too heavy traditional coating. Guilt-free is the way to be. Sweet and Sour Chicken Egg Rolls. If you love it as a stir-fry, just wait until you try it in an egg roll.
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