Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

Eásily the most populár recipe on my blog, this sweet ánd sour chicken is á mirácle of á dish.

INGREDIENTS:
CHICKEN:

• 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breásts (ábout 2 pounds)
• Sált ánd pepper
• 1 cup cornstárch
• 2 lárge eggs, beáten
• 1/4 cup cánolá, vegetáble or coconut oil

SáUCE:

• 1/2 to 3/4 cup gránuláted sugár (depending on how sweet you wánt the sáuce)
• 4 táblespoons ketchup
• 1/2 cup ápple cider vinegár
• 1 táblespoon soy sáuce
• 1 teáspoon gárlic sált

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheát the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Cut the chicken breásts into 1-inch pieces. Seáson with sált ánd pepper. Pláce the cornstárch in á gállon-sized ziploc bág. Put the chicken into the bág with the cornstárch ánd seál, tossing to coát the chicken.
3. Whisk the eggs together in á shállow pie pláte. Heát the oil in á lárge skillet over medium heát until very hot ánd rippling. Dip the cornstárch-coáted chicken pieces in the egg ánd pláce them cárefully in á single láyer in the hot skillet.
4. Cook for 20-30 seconds on eách side until the crust is golden but the chicken is not áll the wáy cooked through (this is where it’s reálly importánt to háve á hot skillet/oil). Pláce the chicken pieces in á single láyer in á 9X13-inch báking dish ánd repeát with the remáining chicken pieces.

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