date: 2020-10-27T13:24:22.664Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6622054939361280/751x532cq70/sweet-and-sour-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6622054939361280/751x532cq70/sweet-and-sour-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/6622054939361280/751x532cq70/sweet-and-sour-chicken-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Irene George ratingvalue: 4.3 reviewcount: 6938 recipeingredient: - "2 cup boneless chicken cubed" - "1 1/2 cup brown sugar packed" - "1 1/2 cup water plus extra for snow peas" - "1 (10 oz) package snow peas" - "6 tbsp cornstarch" - "1/2 cup vinegar" - "1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks save juice" - "1 large red pepper sliced" - "4 oz sliced mushrooms" - "1 small jar of maraschino cherries" - "1 tsp almond extract rum extract can be substituted" - "1 salt to taste" - "1 dash sugar" - "1 toasted almonds" - "1 You can add whatever vegies you like" recipeinstructions: - "In a large saucepan cook water, brown sugar, cornstarch, 1/2 amount of pineapple juice in can and 2-3 tsp cherry juice from jar on medium to combine. Turn down to low." - "In a saute pan, cook chicken in oil and then add the mushrooms and pepper slices. In a small saucepan cook the peapods in a little water with salt and sugar til tender." - "Combine the chicken and veggies in the sauce and add 1/2 the can of pineapple chunks and 10-20 cherries." - "Serve over rice and top with toasted almond slivers" - "Mix cold water with 6 Tbsp cornstarch stirring to make thick liquid. Pour into the brown sugar mixture and stir continuosly to thicken.*" categories: - Recipe tags: - sweet - and - sour katakunci: sweet and sour nutrition: 235 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT30M" cooktime: "PT48M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, sweet and sour chicken. One of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Sweet and sour Chicken is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It's easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They're fine and they look wonderful. Sweet and sour Chicken is something that I have loved my entire life. Chinese-style sweet and sour chicken, stir-fried with bell peppers and pineapple chunks. This recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken doesn't deep fry, but instead uses a method for creating a delicate, smooth and succulent chicken that goes perfectly with a lighter sweet and sour sauce. Sweet and Sour Chicken is a classic Chinese takeout option most of us are too afraid to make at home. Something about woks and cooking with pineapple make it intimidating for most, but it is so much easier to make than you would think. To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have sweet and sour chicken using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Sweet and sour Chicken: 1. Make ready 2 cup boneless chicken- cubed 1. Prepare 1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1. Take 1 1/2 cup water, plus extra for snow peas 1. Prepare 1 (10 oz) package snow peas 1. Make ready 6 tbsp cornstarch 1. Make ready 1/2 cup vinegar 1. Get 1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks (save juice) 1. Get 1 large red pepper, sliced 1. Take 4 oz sliced mushrooms 1. Make ready 1 small jar of maraschino cherries 1. Take 1 tsp almond extract (rum extract can be substituted) 1. Take 1 salt - to taste 1. Make ready 1 dash sugar 1. Make ready 1 toasted almonds 1. Get 1 You can add whatever vegies you like Restaurant style sweet and sour chicken. You can also make this with pork or shrimp. This takes some time in preparation but you can also use frozen chicken. Sweet and sour chicken is a popular Chinese recipe. ##### Steps to make Sweet and sour Chicken: 1. In a large saucepan cook water, brown sugar, cornstarch, 1/2 amount of pineapple juice in can and 2-3 tsp cherry juice from jar on medium to combine. Turn down to low. 1. In a saute pan, cook chicken in oil and then add the mushrooms and pepper slices. In a small saucepan cook the peapods in a little water with salt and sugar til tender. 1. Combine the chicken and veggies in the sauce and add 1/2 the can of pineapple chunks and 10-20 cherries. 1. Serve over rice and top with toasted almond slivers 1. Mix cold water with 6 Tbsp cornstarch stirring to make thick liquid. Pour into the brown sugar mixture and stir continuosly to thicken.* This takes some time in preparation but you can also use frozen chicken. Sweet and sour chicken is a popular Chinese recipe. For the best sweet and sour chicken, please following my cooking tips below: The combination of plum sauce, Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce and Chinese rice vinegar make the sauce tastes like the best Chinese restaurants. Sweet and Sour Chicken is made by batter-frying chicken and then tossing it in a quick and easy sweet and sour sauce. If you love Chinese food but But really, who doesn't love crispy fried chicken with that classic sweet and sour combo? So that is going to wrap this up for this exceptional food sweet and sour chicken recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I'm sure you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!