Intent

Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

YIELD
TIME
55 minutes
1381

Ingredients

½ cup
sugar
¼ cup
apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp
ketchup
1 tbsp
soy sauce
½ tsp
garlic powder
¼ cup
cornstarch
¼ tsp
salt
⅛ tsp
black pepper
2
eggs, beaten
2 tbsp
oil
2
chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks (14 oz total)

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 325F.
2
To prepare sauce, mix sugar, vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, and garlic powder in a bowl.
½ cup sugar¼ cup vinegar2 tbsp ketchup1 tbsp soy sauce½ tsp garlic powder
3
Mix cornstarch, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Place eggs in a second bowl.
¼ cup cornstarch¼ tsp salt⅛ tsp pepper2 eggs
4
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
2 tbsp oil
5
In batches, coat chicken in cornstarch mixture, then coat in egg mixture, then add to the pan. Cook until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer out of pan and place in a 9x13 baking dish.
2 chicken breasts
6
Top chicken with sweet and sour sauce. Bake until sauce thickens, turning chicken every 15 minutes. The sauce may thicken faster or slower depending on your oven and baking dish, and will take between 15-45 minutes. Remove from oven as soon as the sauce is thick.