Best Sweet and Sour Chicken

This Best Sweet and Sour Chicken is sure to put a smile on your face. The fried chicken is crunchy on the outside and perfectly moist on the inside. What more can you ask for? Delicious, tangy sweet and sour sauce—that’s what! This sauce is dotted with colorful bell peppers and tastes spectacular, perfect balancing notes of savory, sweet, and sour. Oh, yes, fried chicken just might taste even more amazing smothered in that sweet and sour sauce!

This dish is surprisingly easy to make, so it is perfect for a casual dinner at home. But with the rich colors and flavors, it is also great for entertaining at parties and get-togethers.

Scroll down to see how you can make this Best Sweet and Sour Chicken!

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Chicken breasts
• 2 cups Corn starch
• 1 cup Water
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Salt
• Oil for frying, vegetable or canola
• 1/4 cup Scallions

Sweet & Sour Sauce

• 1/2 Onion
• 1 1/2 cup Bell peppers
• 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp Water
• 1/4 cup Sugar, granulated
• 1/2 cup Vinegar
• 1/4 cup Soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp Oyster sauce
• 2 Tbsp Corn starch

Instructions

The first step in making the Best Sweet and Sour Chicken is making the batter. In a large bowl, mix together corn starch, water, egg, and salt. Let the batter sit while you cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces, cubes about 1.5 inches wide. Place the cut chicken pieces in the batter and stir to coat.

Pour vegetable or canola oil into a pan or a skillet to a depth of at least 1.5 inches. Heat the oil to 325°F. Gently drop the battered chicken pieces in the hot oil. Fry the chicken in batches for 10 minutes per batch, or until the chicken is cooked through to 165°F. Take the fried chicken pieces out and place them on a sheet pan with wire rack or a plate lined with paper towels to remove the excess oil.

While the chicken is frying, make the sweet and sour sauce. Small dice the bell peppers and onion. Once the vegetables are prepared, add them to a pan or a pot with 1/4 cup water, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Cook the sweet and sour sauce over medium heat for 2 minutes.

Mix 2 Tbsp of water and 2 Tbsp of cornstarch in a cup. Then, pour the cornstarch mixture into the sauce and stir right away. Cook for 2 additional minutes, stirring as the cornstarch thickens the sauce.

Once all the chicken has been fried and the sauce is ready, toss the chicken in the sweet and sour sauce. Sprinkle some chopped scallions and serve.

If you like this Best Sweet and Sour Chicken, you might also like The Best Korean Fried Chicken.

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Print Recipe

3.50 from 4 votes

Best Sweet and Sour Chicken

Crispy fried chicken in a delightful sweet and sour sauce

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time25 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Course: dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese, Fusion, Korean

Keyword: chicken, comfort food, kid-friendly, Korean fusion

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Chicken breasts
• 2 cups Corn starch
• 1 cup Water
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Salt
• Oil for frying vegetable or canola
• ¼ cup Scallions

Sweet and Sour Sauce

• ½ Onion
• 1½ cup Bell peppers
• 6 Tbsp Water
• ¼ cup Sugar granulated
• ½ cup Vinegar
• ¼ cup Soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp Oyster sauce
• 2 Tbsp Corn starch

Instructions

• In a large bowl, mix corn starch, water, egg, and salt to make the batter. Let the batter sit while you cut the chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces, ~1.5-inch cubes. Place the cut chicken pieces in the batter and stir to coat.
• Pour vegetable or canola oil into a pan or a skillet until to a depth of at least 1.5 inches. Heat the oil to 325°F. Gently drop the battered chicken pieces in the hot oil. Fry the chicken in batches for 10 minutes per batch, or until the chicken is cooked through to 165°F. Remove the fried chicken pieces and place them on a sheet pan with wire rack or a plate lined with paper towels to remove the excess oil.
• While the chicken is frying, make the sweet and sour sauce. Small dice the bell peppers and onion. Once the vegetables are prepared, add them to a pan or a pot with 1/4 cup water, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Cook the sweet and sour sauce over medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Mix 2 Tbsp of water and 2 Tbsp of cornstarch in a cup. Then, pour the cornstarch mixture into the sauce and stir immediately. Cook for 2 additional minutes, stirring as the cornstarch thickens the sauce.
• Once all the chicken is fried and the sauce is ready, toss the chicken in the sweet and sour sauce. Sprinkle some chopped scallions and serve.

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