date: 2020-09-17T11:03:45.316Z 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: Eleanor Goodman ratingvalue: 4.1 reviewcount: 3588 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: 178 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT12M" cooktime: "PT51M" recipeyield: "4" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hello everybody, it's Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, sweet and sour chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. 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. Sweet and sour Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions every day. They're nice and they look fantastic. Sweet and sour Chicken is something that I have loved my entire life. To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook sweet and sour chicken using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Sweet and sour Chicken: 1. Take 2 cup boneless chicken- cubed 1. Take 1 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1. Take 1 1/2 cup water, plus extra for snow peas 1. Take 1 (10 oz) package snow peas 1. Make ready 6 tbsp cornstarch 1. Make ready 1/2 cup vinegar 1. Prepare 1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks (save juice) 1. Take 1 large red pepper, sliced 1. Prepare 4 oz sliced mushrooms 1. Make ready 1 small jar of maraschino cherries 1. Make ready 1 tsp almond extract (rum extract can be substituted) 1. Make ready 1 salt - to taste 1. Make ready 1 dash sugar 1. Take 1 toasted almonds 1. Make ready 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 with this special food sweet and sour chicken recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I'm sure that you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food in home recipes coming up. Don't forget to save this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thank you for reading. Go on get cooking!