Easiest Sweet & Sour Chicken in 30 Minutes

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is lower in calories, while chicken thighs are more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is often less expensive.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while white sugar is usually cheaper.

pineapple chunks

🥗Healthier: fresh pineapple

💰Cheaper: canned pineapple

Fresh pineapple is healthier, while canned is often more affordable.

Make the batter by whisking together 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.

Add enough plain water to the mixture to make it runny.

Chop 2 chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and rinse them with distilled white vinegar and water.

Season the chicken with salt, black pepper, and cayenne.

Coat the chicken pieces in the batter.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan and fry the chicken in batches, starting at 12 o'clock and working around the pan.

Remove the chicken when it is lightly browned and drain in a colander.

Double fry the chicken by adding the first batch back into the oil after the first fry.

Prepare the sweet and sour sauce by mixing ingredients in a pot and adding cornstarch while cold to prevent lumps.

Drench the fried chicken pieces in the sweet and sour sauce.

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