Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken
Delicious sweet and sour chicken baked in the oven. This recipe beats any take-out Chinese!
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 boneless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup canola oil
Sweet and sour sauce ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 Tablespoons ketchup
- 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Instructions
- Start by preheating your oven to 325° degrees. Rinse your chicken breasts in water and then cut into cubes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Dip chicken into the cornstarch to coat, then dip into the eggs.
- Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet and pan-fry chicken pieces just until slightly browned but not cooked through. Place chicken in a 9×13-inch greased baking dish.
- Mix all of your sweet and sour sauce ingredients in a bowl with a whisk. Pour evenly over the chicken. Bake chicken for one hour, uncovered. During the baking process you will need to turn the chicken every 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Serve this delicious chicken with the fried rice recipe below!