BAKED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
• Place chicken in a bowl, sprinkle with salt then add the egg. Mix to coat all chicken with egg, then drain out excess egg. (Note 2)
• Working a handful at a time, shake excess egg mixture off chicken then place chicken in ziplock bag. When all the chicken is in the bag, seal (trap as much air in it as you can to make a "balloon") and shake well to coat chicken in cornflour. Discard excess cornflour.
• Heat oil in a large skillet on high. Add chicken (in 2 batches if your skillet is not big enough) and cook briefly for 2 minutes, turning, just to make the outside light golden and a bit crispy. The chicken should be raw inside.
• Transfer to baking tray, spray with oil and bake for 15 to 20 minutes until it becomes a little more golden brown and is crispy.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Put the vinegar, sugar, reserved pineapple juice and cornstarch slurry into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Reserve half of the sauce in a small serving bowl to be used as a dipping sauce alongside the skewers.
• Quarter the red pepper and remove the core and seeds. Slice each quarter into 6 pieces. Cut each chicken thigh into 6 pieces.
• Preheat a grill pan or an outdoor grill to medium heat.
• On each of the 8 skewers, place 1 chunk of pineapple, then a piece of chicken thigh, followed by a piece of red pepper. Repeat with another piece of pineapple then chicken, then red pepper. Season skewers with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill the skewers on oiled grill, cooking for 4 minutes on each side. Brush the sweet and sour sauce all over the skewers and grill and additional 2 minutes per side. Remove to a serving dish and serve with the reserved sweet and sour sauce, for dipping.

OVEN BAKED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• For the marinade, combine the cinnamon, cumin, pepper, olive oil, soy sauce and brown sugar. Add the chicken pieces, stir well and leave on one side for 2-3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F Skewer alternating pieces of chicken, pineapple, red and green pepper and onion onto the sticks and arrange them in a roasting tin.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, turning the skewers once, halfway through cooking. Baste regularly with leftover marinade from the chicken.
• For the sweet and sour dipping sauce, heat a wok with the sesame oil and stir fry the garlic and ginger for about 30 seconds.
• Turn down the heat a tad, and add the soy sauce, vinegars, ketchup, pineapple juice, brown sugar, honey, chili sauce and seasoning.
• Mix the cornstarch and water together and stir into the sauce while still on the heat. Stir until thickened.
• Serve warm with the chicken skewers.

BAKED SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Make the sweet-and-sour sauce: Whisk the ketchup, marmalade, soy sauce, vinegar, ginger and cayenne in a small bowl. Put the bell peppers and scallions on a rimmed baking sheet and toss with 2 tablespoons of the prepared sauce, 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil and a pinch of salt.
• Heat the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Working in batches, add the chicken to the skillet skin-side down and cook, undisturbed, until the skin is golden and slightly crisp, about 4 minutes. Place skin-side up on the baking sheet with the vegetables.
• Brush the chicken with half of the remaining sweet-and-sour sauce. Bake until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees F, 20 to 25 minutes. Divide the chicken and vegetables among plates. Serve with rice and the remaining sauce.

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine flour, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a shallow dish.
• Roll and coat chicken cubes in flour mixture.
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until not longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes; remove and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the same skillet over medium heat.
• Cook and stir celery, green peppers, and onion in heated oil until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
• Return chicken to the skillet.
• Whisk ketchup, lemon juice, pineapple, and brown sugar in a bowl; pour into the skillet; bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir chicken and vegetables in sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Put vinegar, sugar, pineapple juice and cornstarch slurry into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer untill the sauce thickens, about 8 minuts. Remove from heat and set aside. reserve half of the sauce in a bowl to be used as dipping sauce.
• Quarter the red papper and remove the core and seeds. slice each quarter into 6 pieces, cut onion in the same size pieces and use as much as desired, cut chicken into pieces.
• Perheat a grill pan or outdoor grill to medium heat.
• On each of the skewers place 1 chunk of pineapple then chicken,then a piece of red pepper and onion. repeat with another piece of pineapple then chicken and pepper and onion. season with salt and papper to taste. Grill the skewers on oiled grill, cooking 4 minutes on each side. Brush the sweet and sour sauce all over the skewers and grill an additional 2 minutes per side.
• Remove to a serving dish and serve with the sweet and sour dipping sauce.

BAKED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN THIGHS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place eggs in a bowl. Combine cornstarch and garlic salt in a second bowl.
• Dip chicken in egg, then coat in cornstarch mixture.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken in the hot oil on all sides, sprinkling with onion salt, garlic salt, and pepper while frying, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Combine sugar, vinegar, ketchup, and soy sauce in a bowl.
• Place browned chicken in a 9x13-inch casserole dish and pour sauce over top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the centers and juices run clear, 40 to 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).