Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and sour chicken is a highly popular Chinese dish. Today's recipe for sweet and sour chicken is simple to make, and the taste is incredibly delicious. Let's learn how to make it together! It's much tastier than the takeout you usually order!
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Sweet and sour chicken is one of the most beloved Chinese dishes. Chinese-style sweet and sour chicken is a simple, delicious, and highly popular cooking method. It features crispy fried chicken chunks coated in a mouthwatering sweet and tangy sauce, perfect for pairing with steamed rice, fried rice, or noodles. The key to making sweet and sour chicken is the sweet and tangy sauce.
1. Ingredient Selection Tips
① Vinegar is one of the essential seasonings for making sweet and sour chicken. I recommend using Chinese vinegar, such as Da Hong Zhejiang vinegar or Zhenjiang fragrant vinegar. If unavailable, regular vinegar can also be used as a substitute.
② Chicken can have a certain fishy smell, so it's important to use ginger to remove it. When selecting ginger, choose pieces that are clean, without soil, roots, rot, wilting, or insect damage, and have not been subjected to heat or freezing.
2. Nutritional Value of Sweet and Sour Chicken
Typically, one serving of sweet and sour chicken provides 310 calories, 20 grams of protein, 40 grams of carbohydrates (including 32 grams of sugar), 7 grams of fat (including 1 gram of saturated fat), 4 grams of fiber, and 0.9 grams of salt.
3. Tools Needed for Making Sweet and Sour Chicken
If you enjoy cooking Chinese cuisine, the following tools are indispensable:
① Wok: Ideal for high-temperature rapid cooking. If you enjoy cooking Chinese dishes or stir-frying, a wok is an excellent addition to your kitchen.
② Large Skillet: Large skillets are great for frying meats and are less likely to stick, making them an essential tool in the kitchen.
③ Low-Sodium Soy Sauce: Regular soy sauce can be too salty, so it's recommended to opt for low-sodium soy sauce, which is better for your health.
④ Spider Strainer: A spider strainer allows you to quickly remove fried foods from hot oil without wasting too much time or pouring out too much oil from the pot.
INGREDIENTS
MAIN INGREDIENTS
- 350g chicken thighs
ACCESSORIES
- 200g pineapple
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 1 egg
- 50g ginger
- 3 cloves garlic
SEASONINGS
- 80g sweet potato starch
- 1 tablespoon cooking wine
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 200g sweet and sour sauce
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons water
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1
Prepare the ingredients in advance. Wash the chicken thighs and cut them into chunks. Peel the pineapple.
STEP 2
Place the chicken thigh chunks in a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon of black pepper. Mix well, then add the garlic and ginger slices. Marinate for at least 15 minutes.
Tips:
Chicken thighs may have a slight odor. Marinating helps remove this odor and enhances the tenderness of the meat.
STEP 3
Prepare the sweet potato starch.
STEP 4
Add the sweet potato starch to the marinated chicken thigh chunks. Crack in one egg and mix until evenly coated with a sticky paste.
Tips:
Be sure to mix thoroughly to ensure the chicken thigh chunks are coated evenly with the sweet potato starch and egg mixture.
STEP 5
Heat oil in a pan until hot. Insert a pair of chopsticks into the oil; if bubbles form around the chopsticks, the oil is ready.
STEP 6
Carefully place the coated chicken thigh chunks into the hot oil, one by one, and fry until golden brown. Remove from the oil.
Tips:
When frying the chicken thigh chunks, avoid using high heat to prevent them from burning. Medium to medium-low heat is sufficient.
STEP 7
Pour 200g of sweet and sour sauce into a bowl. Add all the ingredients to the bowl and mix well.
Tips:
The ingredients, in order, are: 2 tablespoons white sugar, 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 3 tablespoons water.
STEP 8
Then leave a small amount of oil in the pan.
STEP 9
Add the prepared sweet and sour sauce to the pan and heat until it boils.
STEP 10
Add the fried chicken thigh chunks to the pan and stir-fry until evenly coated with the sweet and sour sauce.
STEP 11
Add the diced pineapple to the pan and stir-fry until well combined.
STEP 12
Finally, add some chopped green onions before removing from heat.
Recipe analyzer
- Recipes: Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Main Ingredients:6
- Servings per recipe:1
- Servings size:687 g
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Energy (calories)：1045 kcal
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Protein：66.52 g
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Fat：63 g
Why gray?
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Carbohydrates：51.2 g
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Protein: 27%281 kcal
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Fat: 54%568 kcal
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Carbohydrates: 19%193 kcal
The ratio shows whether the proportion of both fatty acids in your diet is optimal. Red color means too much of Omega 6 or too little of Omega 3. The data are rounded off and approximate.
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