Monday, June 29, 2009

Sweet and Sour Chicken


3-4 chicken breasts
1 cup cornstarch
salt/ pepper
2 beaten eggs
1/4 cup oil

Sauce:
3/4c brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce.
4 tablespoon ketchup
1/4 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon garlic salt

1 can pineapple chunks, with juice, optional.


Cut chicken into cubes and season with salt and pepper and dip in cornstarch, then egg. Fry until brown, not cooked through. Place in single layer in baking dish. Mix sauce and pour over. Bake 1/2 hr. @ 325 degrees. Turn over every 15 minutes. Make another batch of sauce. Add 1 can pineapple- boil 6-8 minutes. To thicken dissolve 1 tbsp cornstarch in cold water and add to sauce. Bring to boil, boil another minute.
Optional: Thinly slice and lightly steam 4 carrots and 1 bell pepper. Add to sauce just before serving. As seen in picture.

Serve over rice.