EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN
This sweet and sour chicken recipe takes just 15 minutes to make and tastes way better than takeout. Perfect for a weeknight dinner!
Provided by Averie Sunshine
Categories 30-Minute Meals
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- To a medium saucepan, add all ingredients except water and cornstarch, whisk to combine, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- To a small bowl, add the water, cornstarch, and stir to combine.
- Add the water and cornstarch mixture to saucepan, reduce heat to low, and allow sauce to simmer for about 5 minutes while you make the chicken; whisk intermittently.
- To a large ziptop bag, add the chicken, cornstarch, salt and pepper to taste, seal, and shake to coat chicken evenly.
- To a large skillet, add 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil, chicken, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 to 7 minutes, or until chicken has cooked through. Stir and flip intermittently to ensure even cooking. If skillet seems dry while cooking, add an additional tablespoon or two of oil as necessary.
- After chicken has cooked though, reduce heat to low, add the sauce, stir to coat evenly, and allow it to simmer for a minute or two.
- Optionally garnish with green onions, sesame seeds, and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 612 calories, Carbohydrate 54 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 120 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 23 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 45 grams protein, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 582 milligrams sodium, Sugar 44 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams unsaturated fat
HOMEMADE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
A sweet and tangy sauce perfect for dipping, drizzling and dunking your favorite bites.
Provided by Nagi
Categories Side Dish
Time 8m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Whisk to combine.
- As it starts heating up, keep whisking constantly until it thickens into a sauce consistency. It will thicken as it cools. Adjust sweet with sugar, tang with vinegar, saltiness with salt to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 34 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 99 mg, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving
HOMEMADE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
As close to restaurant sweet and sour sauce as I could get. This sauce is a big hit always.
Provided by GXROXY
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix dark brown sugar, cornstarch, garlic powder, and ground ginger together in a saucepan until well-combined. Add red wine vinegar, pineapple juice, and soy sauce. Cook and stir over medium heat until bubbling, about 8 minutes. Add crushed pineapple; cook until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 55 calories, Carbohydrate 14 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 93.6 mg, Sugar 12.2 g
SWEET & SOUR SAUCE
Enjoy this simple version of a Chinese takeaway favourite as a dipping sauce or mix it through meat and veg for a tangy, flavourful dish
Provided by Adam Bush
Categories Condiment
Time 10m
Yield Serves 4-6 (makes 350ml)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Put everything except the cornflour into a small saucepan and cook over a medium heat, while whisking, until just simmering.
- Add the cornflour to a small bowl, add 1 tbsp water and mix together. Pour into the saucepan and whisk together until thickened and saucy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 105 calories, Fat 0.1 grams fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 23 grams sugar, Fiber 0.1 grams fiber, Protein 0.5 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium
THE BEST SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
This came from Taste of Home's Quick Cooking and is much better than anything I've created on my own. The sauce is thick and gooy and goes well with so many things.
Provided by HappyMommy1422
Categories Asian
Time 10m
Yield 1 1/2 cup
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
- Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly.
- Pour over chicken, meatballs, smoked sausage, veggies, etc.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 440.5, Fat 0.2, Sodium 697.8, Carbohydrate 108.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 88, Protein 2
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