15 Amazing Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipes
Source: Slawomir Fajer, AdobeStockTender pieces of sweet and sour chicken literally melt in your mouth. And there are far more ways to cook it than might seem at first glance. Today, we'll explore the most interesting ones. Choose a recipe to your taste and don't be afraid to experiment!
1. Sweet and Sour Chicken in a Skillet
Source: lawyers-age.ruLet's start with a classic Chinese sweet and sour chicken recipe.
You will need: 300 g chicken, 4 tbsp starch, 100 ml soy sauce, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 2 cloves garlic, spices.
Preparation: Finely chop the chicken, season to taste, and mix with three tablespoons of starch. Fry the chicken until golden brown on all sides and set aside. Pour vinegar and soy sauce into the same pan, heat, and add sugar with ketchup and crushed garlic.
Bring the mixture to a boil. Dissolve the remaining starch in a glass of water and pour it in. Simmer the sauce for a couple of minutes, return the chicken, and cook for another 7-10 minutes, stirring.
2. Sweet and Sour Chicken in the Oven
Source: ratetube.ruAn alternative take on the traditional recipe!
You will need: 700 g chicken, 1 cup starch, 6 tbsp honey, 4 tbsp tomato sauce, 3 tbsp sugar, 2 tbsp wine vinegar, 3 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp water, 1 tsp dried garlic.
Preparation: Cut the chicken into pieces, mix with starch, and fry until golden brown. Mix all other ingredients into a smooth sauce and add the chicken. Mix everything together, transfer to a baking dish, and bake for 20 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius.
3. Sweet and Sour Chicken in a Multicooker
Source: moikulinar.ruA great chicken recipe for both a family dinner and a romantic date at home.
You will need: 600 g chicken, 1 apple, 1 tbsp each of soy sauce, honey, tomato paste, olive oil, and mustard, 2 cloves garlic, 3 tbsp lemon juice, 1.5 tbsp vegetable oil, spices.
Preparation: Grease the multicooker bowl with vegetable oil and set to "Fry" mode for 15 minutes. Add the cut chicken and fry on all sides. After 10 minutes, add the peeled and thinly sliced apple. Wait for the program to finish. Mix chopped garlic and the remaining ingredients into a sauce, pour over the chicken, and set to "Stew" mode for 20 minutes.
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4. Sweet and Sour Chicken with Honey
Source: vkway.ruThere are various ways to make sweet and sour sauce for chicken, and one of them is with honey!
You will need: 600 g chicken, 2 tbsp each of mustard, tomato paste, and soy sauce, 1 tbsp honey, 3 cloves garlic, spices.
Preparation: Cut the chicken into small pieces and fry until golden brown over high heat. Add crushed garlic, reduce heat, and fry a little longer. Mix the remaining ingredients until smooth, pour the resulting sweet and sour sauce over the chicken, and simmer until tender for about half an hour over low heat.
5. Sweet and Sour Chicken with Chili
Source: botanichka.ruThis variation of sweet and sour chicken will definitely appeal to spicy food lovers.
You will need: 500 g chicken, 2 chili peppers, 4 tbsp starch, 4 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp each of apple cider vinegar, ketchup, and soy sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 3 cloves garlic, 15 g ginger, spices.
Preparation: Cut the chicken, mix with spices and starch, and fry until golden brown over high heat. Separately, in a dry pan, mix sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, grated ginger, chopped chili, and crushed garlic.
Bring everything to a boil. If desired, add a little more water with starch to thicken the sauce. Add the chicken and cook everything together for another 5 minutes. Serve the finished chicken with sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
6. Chicken with Vegetables in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Source: kuksi-shymkent.kzA wok pan is ideal for this recipe. But you can also use a regular one!
You will need: 300 g chicken, 50 g each of carrots, onions, and bell peppers, 1 handful of green beans, 1 chili pepper, 1 bunch of herbs, 1 clove garlic, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tsp sugar.
Preparation: Cut the chicken and fry until golden brown on all sides. Finely chop carrots, onions, and bell peppers, and fry separately for 3 minutes. Then add green beans, and after another 4 minutes – chopped chili, garlic, soy sauce, tomato paste, and sugar.
Mix everything thoroughly and stew the vegetables for 15 minutes. Add the chicken and stew for another 5 minutes. Finally, add chopped herbs and remove from heat after a minute.
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7. Chicken with Noodles in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Source: keywordbaskets.comChoose noodles to your taste - funchosa, soba, udon, or others.
You will need: 300 g noodles, 400 g chicken, 3 tbsp each of rice vinegar and honey, 2 tbsp sugar, 4 tbsp soy sauce, 100 ml orange juice, 200 ml water, 1 tbsp starch, 1 bell pepper, 10 g each of garlic, ginger, and chili pepper.
Preparation: Cook the noodles according to instructions and rinse with cold water. Cut the chicken and fry until golden brown. Add minced garlic, ginger, chili, and bell pepper. Dissolve starch in water and pour in. Along with it, add all other ingredients. Mix everything thoroughly and cook for another 15 minutes. Mix the sweet and sour chicken with noodles, heat for a couple of minutes, and remove from heat.
8. Chicken with Pineapple in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Source: pigmine.ruYou'll need a whole can of canned pineapples – both the fruit and the syrup.
You will need: 500 g chicken, 1 bell pepper, 3 tbsp soy sauce, 0.5 tsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp starch, 350 g canned pineapples, 1 tsp paprika, spices.
Preparation: Cut the chicken and marinate it for half an hour in soy sauce with paprika and spices. Slice the bell pepper into strips and fry for a couple of minutes. Add the chicken with marinade and fry for another 5-7 minutes, stirring.
Add the sliced pineapples. Dissolve starch in pineapple syrup and pour it in after another 2 minutes. Simmer everything until thickened and finally drizzle with sesame oil for aroma.
9. Chicken with Apples in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Source: mircooking.ruDepending on the apple variety, this recipe will take on new flavors.
You will need: 500 g chicken, 1 onion, 1 apple, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp each of apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, apple juice, sugar, and tomato paste, spices.
Preparation: Mince the onion and garlic, dice the peeled apple, and cut the chicken. Fry everything together over medium heat until the chicken is golden brown. Mix the remaining ingredients into a smooth sauce, pour it in, and cook the dish for another couple of minutes.
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10. Chicken with Carrots in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Source: attuale.ruA delicious, colorful, and aromatic main course.
You will need: 600 g chicken, 1 onion, 2 carrots, 1 bell pepper, 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp starch, 2 tsp each of honey and apple cider vinegar, spices.
Preparation: Cut the chicken and marinate it in soy sauce and spices for half an hour. Fry the chicken until half-cooked and add carrots grated on a Korean grater. After a couple of minutes, add minced onion and pepper, and fry everything together for another 5 minutes. Dissolve starch in a glass of water and pour it in. Add vinegar with honey, and mix everything again. Cook the chicken over low heat under a lid for 10-15 minutes.
11. Chicken with Zucchini in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Source: cz.pinterest.comFor aesthetics, you can slice zucchini and carrots into thin ribbons using a vegetable peeler.
You will need: 500 g chicken, 1 zucchini, 1 carrot, 2 bell peppers, 2 handfuls of corn, 3 cloves garlic, 130 ml pineapple juice, 4 tbsp starch, 6 tbsp soy sauce, 125 g brown sugar, 125 ml wine vinegar, 4 tbsp tomato sauce, 2 cloves garlic.
Preparation: Cut the chicken and marinate it in half of the soy sauce and spices for 1 hour. Drain the remaining marinade, mix the chicken with half of the starch, and fry until golden brown. Add arbitrarily chopped vegetables and corn, and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring.
Dissolve the remaining starch in pineapple juice. Add the remaining soy sauce, crushed garlic, vinegar, sugar, and tomato sauce. Mix everything and bring to a boil. Pour this sauce over the chicken and vegetables and simmer under a lid for 15 minutes over low heat.
12. Sweet and Sour Chicken with Green Beans
Source: pigmine.ruThis popular combination from Chinese cuisine will once again leave no one indifferent.
You will need: 800 g chicken, 3 egg whites, 3.5 tbsp starch, 300 g green beans, 1 bell pepper, 20 g ginger, 1 clove garlic, 3 tbsp each of soy sauce and ketchup, 2 tbsp each of sugar and apple cider vinegar, 75 ml orange juice.
Preparation: Cut the chicken and mix it thoroughly with spices, three tablespoons of starch, and egg whites. Fry it over high heat until a beautiful crust forms and set aside. Slice the pepper into strips and fry for a couple of minutes. Add green beans and fry for another couple of minutes.
Then add grated ginger and garlic. Mix all other ingredients, including the remaining starch, together. Pour the sauce over the chicken and mix everything thoroughly again. Cook everything together for another 10 minutes over low heat under a lid.
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13. Chicken with Mushrooms in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Source: pigmine.ruMushrooms like oyster mushrooms or shiitake are ideal here.
You will need: 400 g chicken, 200 g mushrooms, 2 cloves garlic, 4 green onion stalks, 2 tbsp each of soy sauce and ketchup, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tsp starch, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp ground ginger, spices.
Preparation: Mix sugar, starch, ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar, and spices. Finely chop the chicken and fry until golden brown over high heat in several batches – in a single layer. Set the chicken aside and separately fry the sliced mushrooms.
Then, for literally 1 minute, separately fry chopped garlic and green onions. Add mushrooms with chicken to them, pour the sauce over everything, and cook everything together for 5 minutes, stirring.
14. Chicken with Curry in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Source: autogear.ruAn interesting choice of main ingredients and an equally original version of sweet and sour sauce with curry and mustard.
You will need: 500 g chicken, 60 g ginger, 1 zucchini, 500 g champignons, 3 purple onions, 1 tbsp each of ground coriander, curry, and cumin, 1 tsp each of ground cinnamon, chili, and caraway seeds, 1 tbsp sesame seeds, 2 tbsp honey, 3 tbsp ketchup, 4 tbsp wine vinegar, 1 tbsp mustard, 70 ml soy sauce, 3 tbsp olive oil, 3 cloves garlic.
Preparation: Mix all spices, sesame seeds, crushed garlic, grated ginger, honey, vinegar, olive oil, mustard, soy sauce, and ketchup. Cut the chicken and marinate it in this sauce for half an hour.
Arbitrarily chop and separately fry onions, zucchini, and champignons. Then fry the chicken over high heat in the remaining marinade. Add vegetables with mushrooms, reduce heat, and cook everything for 10 minutes, stirring.
15. Sweet and Sour Chicken with Tomatoes
Source: pro-orehi.ruWe recommend serving this chicken with boiled rice or noodles!
You will need: 500 g chicken, 2 tomatoes, 1 bell pepper, 1 cup canned pineapple cubes, 0.5 cup pineapple syrup, 10 tbsp soy sauce, 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tsp ground ginger, spices.
Preparation: Cut the chicken and marinate it for half an hour in half of the soy sauce and spices. Slice the pepper into strips. Blanch the tomatoes, peel, and finely chop. Mix pineapple syrup, the remaining soy sauce, vinegar, and tomato paste, and bring to a boil.
Add pepper and tomatoes to the sauce, bring to a boil again, and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. During this time, separately fry the chicken until golden brown and then add it to the sweet and sour sauce. Simmer everything together for another 10-15 minutes.
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