Sweet and Sour Chicken
This is a baked version of traditional deep-fried Oriental Sweet & Sour Chicken that isn’t nearly as time and work intensive but is just as delicious!
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Makes: 4 lbs (feeds 10-12 people)
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Ingredients
- 4 lb chicken (cut into 1" cubes)
- 1 ½ cups cornstarch
- 6 large eggs (beaten)
- sweet & sour sauce (see note for recipe)
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 325°. Grease 2 large cookie sheets with edges and set aside.
- Cut the chicken into bite-sized cubes. *It's easiest to cut the chicken if it's still slightly frozen.
- Combine the cornstarch and chicken in a gallon Ziploc bag.
- Seal the bag and mix until the chicken is thoroughly coated. Set aside.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl and slightly beat them. Then pour the eggs into the bag with the chicken.
- Shake and rub the chicken until it is all thoroughly covered with egg.
- Spread the chicken evenly on the prepared baking sheets, trying to keep the pieces from touching.
Baking the Chicken:
- The baking instructions are a little confusing, but it will bake for a total of an hour – a total of 45 minutes at 325° then 15 minutes at 425°. *You will want to flip the chicken every 10 minutes.1. Bake at 325° for 20 minutes then pour 1/2 of the sauce over the chicken.2. Bake at 325° for 10 more minutes then pour the rest of the sauce over the chicken.3. Bake at 325° for 15 more minutes.4. Bake at 425° for 15 more minutes.**Before you pour the sauce over the chicken, it will probably look like there is a lot of extra egg cooking into scrambled eggs on the cookie sheet. Don't worry – just break up the larger chunks. The sauce will soak into the extra "breading" and you will never notice it.
Notes:
Here is my recipe for homemade sweet & sour sauce.
This sweet & sour chicken isn’t exactly crisp like deep-fried chicken would be, but it is very tender and so perfectly carmelized, it covers any lack of crispiness.
Diet: Gluten Free, Dairy Free
I haven’t actually made this sweet & sour chicken recipe, but it is my Lemon Chicken recipe with a Sweet & Sour sauce instead of Lemon sauce. The Lemon Chicken was delicious, so I’m quite sure this is too.