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Sweet and Sour Chicken and Shrimp

Sweet and Sour Chicken and Shrimp

Fallon Brooks
Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken and Shrimp. I tried to make this authentic as I could. This is perfect for lunch or dinner.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Dish, Maine Course
Cuisine Asian, Chinese
Servings 4 people
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • 6 pieces of shrimp
  • 2 pieces of boneless chicken thighs cut in chunks
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • Pinch black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 cup corn starch
  • 1/2 onions cut chunky
  • 1/2 Bell pepper cut chunky
  • 1/2 cup ***Pineapple chunks optional
  • Oil for frying
  • Sesame seed to garnish
  • Scallion chopped to garnish

Sweet and Sour Sauce

  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice preferably from the can
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 1/2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp water

Instructions
 

Start by creating the sweet and sour sauce

  • In a saucepan add pineapple juice, brown sugar, rice vinegar, ketchup and soy sauce on medium heat.
  • Stir until it comes to a boil.
  • Mix the 1/2 tsp cornstarch with 1 tsp water in a small bowl then add it to the saucepan and mix well until cornstarch dissolves and blends in the sauce. Within a few seconds, it should start to thicken. Set sauce aside.

For the chicken and shrimp

  • Place peeled and deveined shrimp in a bowl along with the pieces of chicken. Add salt, black pepper, sesame seed oil, garlic, and onion powder and mix in.
  • In a bowl add cornstarch and place the chicken and shrimp in the bowl and mix until the pieces are fully coated.
  • In a deep bowl add the milk and egg then whisk very well.
  • After coating chicken and shrimp pieces with cornstarch add them to the whisked egg mixture and mix until the batter coats all the pieces.
  • In a frying pan add oil. Now the amount of oil depends on the type of pan you have. I would say fill the pan with oil up to 1 inch. Let it heat up to 300-350 degrees.
  • Fry chicken pieces first. Please don’t flood the pan with the pieces, this will slow the frying process. Each batch should take no more than 5 mins to evenly fry. Bigger pieces vary. (chicken will fry quicker than the shrimp, this depends on the cut and size of the pieces)

Tips: Try to cut the chicken pieces evenly, they will help with frying.

  • In a skillet or pan add oil to medium heat then add the chopped onion, bell pepper and **pineapple and sauté for around 5 mins and then add the chicken and shrimp and sweet and sour sauce and mix together. Allow the flavors and sauce to mix in.
  • Serve over rice and garnish with scallions and sesame seeds.
Keyword Asian, Chinese, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Sweet and Sour Sauce