Step-by-Step Guide to Make Homemade Sweet and Sour Chicken

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook Sweet and Sour Chicken using 31 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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Ingredients and spices that need to be Prepare to make Sweet and Sour Chicken:

1. For the chicken:
2. 500 ml vegetable oil for frying the chicken
3. 250 gr boneless chicken thigh meat, diced 3x3 cm
4. 1/2 tsp salt
5. 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
6. For the batter:
7. 4 Tbsp all purpose flour
8. 60 ml ice water
9. For the coating:
10. 4 Tbsp all purpose flour
11. 1 Tbsp rice flour
12. 1 Tbsp cornstarch
13. 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
14. For the sauce: (mix together in a small bowl)
15. 3 Tbsp tomato ketchup
16. 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
17. 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
18. 1 Tbsp honey
19. 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
20. Other ingredients:
21. 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
22. 3 cloves garlic, minced
23. 1/4 onion, diced
24. 1/2 red chili pepper, diagonally cut
25. 1/2 cucumber, cut out the seeds, diagonally cut
26. 150 gr pineapple, sliced
27. 1/2 red bell pepper, sliced
28. 1 tsp rice vinegar
29. 50 ml water
30. 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 3 Tbsp water
31. 1 stalk green onion, diagonally cut

Steps to make to make Sweet and Sour Chicken

1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Set aside for 15 minutes.
2. Dip the chicken into the batter ingredients. Coat evenly with flour mixture. Shake the excess flour off.
3. Deep fry the chicken until crispy and golden brown. Remove from the pan. Set aside.
4. For the sauce: Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over medium heat. Sauté garlic and onion, until fragrant.
5. Add sauce ingredients and white pepper powder. Pour water. Mix well. Bring it to boil.
6. Add red bell pepper, cucumber, and pineapple. Mix well.
7. Add rice vinegar. Add the cornstarch mixture and continue to cook until thickened. Test the taste.
8. Add green onion and mix well again.
9. Toss in the chicken and do a few quick stirs.
10. Serve immediately with warm steamed rice. Yum! 😋

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