Tropical Sweet & Sour Chicken

William Teh

Number of servings

Chicken coating Ingredients

  • 1.5 chicken chop, diced into ½-inch cubes
  • 0.5 cup all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cup corn starch
  • Salt & pepper

Sweet & sour sauce Ingredients

  • 1 Sunkist® Navel Orange, zested
  • 2 Sunkist® Navel Orange, juiced
  • 0.5 red onion, diced
  • 0.25 capsicum green, diced
  • 0.25 capsicum yellow, diced
  • 0.25 tsp sesame seed, toasted
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 0.25 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 cup ketchup

PREP TIME

PREP TIME: 30 min

COOK TIME: 15 min

Chicken coating

Directions

  1. Place the chicken in a medium bowl, season with salt and pepper.
  2. Mix all-purpose flour and cornstarch together.
  3. Sprinkle over the chicken; toss to coat thoroughly. Shake off excess flour.
  4. In a deep skillet, add in sufficient cooking oil for deep-frying.
  5. Once oil reaches 280F°, deep-fry the chicken for 6 minutes.
  6. Set aside; allow chicken to rest for 2 minutes.
  7. Let oil continue to heat until 350F°.
  8. Place the chicken back into the oil; deep-fry for another 2 minutes until golden brown.
  9. Dish out and drain on paper towels.
  10. Set aside.

Sweet & sour sauce

Directions

  1. Heat oil in frying pan over medium heat.
  2. Once hot, add in red onion, capsicum green, capsicum yellow and garlic.
  3. Stir fry until vegetables are slightly softened, about 1 minute.
  4. Add in ketchup, Sunkist® Navel Orange zest, Sunkist® Navel Orange juice and sugar; mix well.
  5. Stir continuously until sauce is reduced to desired thickness.
  6. Add in chicken; stir to combine.
  7. Place on a serving plate; sprinkle with sesame seeds.