Sweet and Sour Chicken

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 large chicken breast; 1 cup cornstarch (about 120 grams); 2 eggs; Salt, to taste; 3/4 cup sugar (about 150 grams); 1/2 cup white vinegar (about 120 ml); 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 4 tablespoons ketchup

Carmencita Paniagua @carmencitacp

Encarnación - Paraguay

This recipe never fails.

Carmencita Paniagua @carmencitacp

Encarnación - Paraguay

This recipe never fails.

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Ingredients

Serves 4 servings

1large chicken breast
1 cupcornstarch (about 120 grams)
2eggs
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
3/4 cupsugar (about 150 grams)
1/2 cupwhite vinegar (about 120 ml)
2 tablespoonssoy sauce
4 tablespoonsketchup

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Steps

1

Cut the chicken breast into cubes or strips and season with salt and pepper.
Set up two bowls: one with the cornstarch and another with the beaten eggs (add a little water to the eggs).
2

Coat each piece of chicken first in cornstarch, then dip in the beaten eggs.
Fry in hot oil (make sure the oil is very hot).
3

Place the fried chicken in an oven-safe dish.
4

For the sauce, use:
3/4 cup sugar (about 150 grams),
1/2 cup white vinegar (about 120 ml),
2 tablespoons soy sauce, and
4 tablespoons ketchup.
5

Mix all the sauce ingredients in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves.
Add the fried chicken to the sauce and toss to coat.
6

Transfer everything to the oven-safe dish and bake for 15 minutes at 400°F (200°C).
After the first 10 minutes, remove from the oven and stir the chicken.
Return to the oven until the sauce thickens.
7

Serve with your favorite side.