Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sweet and Sour Chicken.

You can cook Sweet and Sour Chicken using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Sweet and Sour Chicken

1. It's 2 lb of boneless skinless chicken breasts cut to about 1" pieces.
2. It's 1/2 cup of cornstarch.
3. It's 2 of large eggs - beaten.
4. You need 2 tbs of vegetable oil.
5. Prepare 1 (20 oz) of can pineapple tidbit in juice - drained, juices reserved.
6. It's 1/2 cup of low sodium chicken broth.
7. It's 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar.
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of brown sugar - packed.
9. It's 1/4 cup of all natural ketchup.
10. Prepare 2 tbs of low sodium soy sauce.
11. Prepare 2 tbs of cornstarch.
12. Prepare 1/4 tsp of crushed red pepper flakes (optional).
13. Prepare to taste of salt and pepper.
14. It's of ~Optional veggies.
15. You need 1 of medium yellow onion - chopped to 1/2" pieces.
16. Prepare 1 of medium green bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces.
17. It's 1 of medium red bell pepper - chopped to 1/2" pieces.
18. Prepare 2 of green onions/scallions sliced on the bias for garnish.

Sweet and Sour Chicken instructions

1. Begin heating a large skillet over medium heat. Place 1/2 cup cornstarch in a large bowl. Beat eggs in a separate large bowl. Place bowls side by side close to stove..
2. When skillet is hot add oil. Season all the chicken pieces with salt and pepper. Place all in cornstarch and toss to coat. Transfer pieces to egg, shaking off excess cornstarch, and toss to coat again (I think using your hands works best for this step, clean of course)..
3. Arrange half of the pieces in skillet (to prevent crowding and sticking together). Cook until golden brown on all sides and cooked through. About 7 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Repeat with remaining chicken..
4. If adding veggies place in skillet after chicken is removed. Cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes, stirring often. (My husband prefers without, so I leave out the peppers, but I won't budge on the onion. Lol.).
5. While chicken or veggies cook, wisk together reserved pineapple juice, chicken broth, vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce, and 2 tbs cornstarch (and red pepper flakes if using)..
6. Add sauce to skillet. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened, stirring often. Add chicken and pineapple tidbits to sauce. Stir to coat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until warmed through..
7. Serve over rice, garnish with green onion/scallions if desired. Enjoy!.