Friday, October 24, 2008

Sweet and Sour Chicken

from mom

3 – 4 lbs chicken tenders or breasts cut into pieces
2 beaten eggs
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup flour
oil

Dip the chicken pieces into the eggs. Put cornstarch and flour on a plate. Place pieces of egged chicken on plate and cover with flour/cornstarch mixture at one time. In small amount of oil fry the chicken until just browned. Repeat until all pieces of chicken are done. Place in baking pan.

Sauce:
3 cups sugar
1 ½ cup white vinegar
2 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp minced garlic
1 cup ketchup
1 Tbsp. Soy sauce

Heat in microwave about 10 minutes. Stir several times while it is cooking. Pour over the chicken. Bake uncovered at 325 for 20 minutes. Stir chicken and cook another 20 minutes. Sauce will thicken. Serve with plain or fried rice.