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Gallery Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe Summary prep: 45 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 8

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon coarse salt 1/3 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup ketchup 4 teaspoons sugar 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 bell peppers (green, red, yellow, or a combination), cut into 1-inch pieces 8 scallions, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces, white and green parts separated 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced Cooked white rice, for serving (optional) 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Cook’s Notes Cut the vegetables ahead of time; refrigerate, in separate airtight containers lined with damp paper towels, for up to a day. For sweeter flavor, add up to a cup of cubed pineapple along with the scallion greens in step 4.

Gallery Sweet and Sour Chicken

Recipe Summary prep: 45 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 8

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Recipe Summary prep: 45 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 8

Recipe Summary

prep: 45 mins total: 45 mins

Servings: 8

prep: 45 mins

total: 45 mins

prep:

45 mins

total:

Servings: 8

8

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon coarse salt 1/3 cup rice vinegar 1/4 cup ketchup 4 teaspoons sugar 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 bell peppers (green, red, yellow, or a combination), cut into 1-inch pieces 8 scallions, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces, white and green parts separated 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced Cooked white rice, for serving (optional) 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Directions

In a large bowl, toss chicken with 1 tablespoon each soy sauce and cornstarch, salt, and pepper. In another bowl, combine remaining soy sauce and cornstarch, vinegar, ketchup, sugar, and 1/2 cup water; set aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Cook half the chicken, turning occasionally, until browned and almost cooked through, 4 minutes; remove. Cook the remaining chicken in another tablespoon oil; remove.

Add remaining oil to the pan. Add peppers, white parts of scallions, and garlic; cook over medium-high, stirring, until peppers are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.

Whisk soy sauce mixture; add to pan. Return chicken; add scallion greens. Cook, stirring, until sauce has thickened and chicken is cooked through, about 2 minutes. Serve immediately over rice, if desired.

Cook’s Notes Cut the vegetables ahead of time; refrigerate, in separate airtight containers lined with damp paper towels, for up to a day. For sweeter flavor, add up to a cup of cubed pineapple along with the scallion greens in step 4.

Cook’s Notes

Cut the vegetables ahead of time; refrigerate, in separate airtight containers lined with damp paper towels, for up to a day. For sweeter flavor, add up to a cup of cubed pineapple along with the scallion greens in step 4.

Reviews (12)

 Add Rating & Review     81 Ratings   5 star values:        16    4 star values:        16    3 star values:        29    2 star values:        15    1 star values:        5

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Add Rating & Review     81 Ratings   5 star values:        16    4 star values:        16    3 star values:        29    2 star values:        15    1 star values:        5

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81 Ratings 5 star values: 16 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 15 1 star values: 5

81 Ratings 5 star values: 16 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 15 1 star values: 5

81 Ratings 5 star values: 16 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 15 1 star values: 5

  • 5 star values: 16 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 29 2 star values: 15 1 star values: 5

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 1 stars       04/13/2016   If you've never had decent Chinese food before, this probably tastes OK; it definitely caters to the midwestern palate. However, for those of us who know what decent Chinese food tastes like, this is horribly disgusting. I should have known when I saw ketchup as an ingredient, especially in that quantity, and when ginger wasn't included. The dish tasted like ketchup, but not in a good way. Kids who normally devour Asian flavors (and who love ketchup) wouldn't touch it. Had to throw it away.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/02/2015   Incredibly easy and delicious! Our 4 and 6 year old absolutely loved it, and we all had seconds!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/08/2013   This dish has a beautiful presentation. We did not care for the sauce, however...it was bland...should have been sweeter in my opinion...but the dish was gorgeous looking!!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/04/2011   Great meal. Thumbs up from the family who have all lived in Malaysia. Seemed to be too many peppers even with using three.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       06/21/2011   This was a really good meal. I have to say 5 stars. I served with whole grain rice.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       04/09/2010   This recipe is awesome. It is always delicious. Definitely add the optional pineapple!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/08/2010   This dish tasted primarily of ketchup. If I can find something to reduce that taste it would be quite good. For a quick meal it is still ok.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/11/2008   AWESOME!! My no-vegetable-eating husband LOVED this dish and asked me to make it again. Great for my 5 year old too!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/22/2008   This was great! I made it this weekend and it was a real hit. I found the pineapple really added the right about of tang to this dish. It was not the same without it.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/17/2008   I made this last night. While not gourmet both of my kids enjoyed it and the picky one even at some pepper. I used yellow and orange peppers. Thanks!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/16/2008   Great recipe. Easy and flavorful. The whole family liked it. Plus I didn't have to run out and buy any odd ingredients to make the sauce - everything was in my pantry!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/16/2008   I'm droolng!!! I find that regular white vinegar works fine too if you don't have rice vinegar on hand. I also always add pineapple chunks in their own juice to the mixture which will cut down on the amount of sugar used.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 1 stars 04/13/2016

If you’ve never had decent Chinese food before, this probably tastes OK; it definitely caters to the midwestern palate. However, for those of us who know what decent Chinese food tastes like, this is horribly disgusting. I should have known when I saw ketchup as an ingredient, especially in that quantity, and when ginger wasn’t included. The dish tasted like ketchup, but not in a good way. Kids who normally devour Asian flavors (and who love ketchup) wouldn’t touch it. Had to throw it away.

Rating: 1 stars

Rating: Unrated 08/02/2015

Incredibly easy and delicious! Our 4 and 6 year old absolutely loved it, and we all had seconds!

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 02/08/2013

This dish has a beautiful presentation. We did not care for the sauce, however…it was bland…should have been sweeter in my opinion…but the dish was gorgeous looking!!

Rating: Unrated 10/04/2011

Great meal. Thumbs up from the family who have all lived in Malaysia. Seemed to be too many peppers even with using three.

Rating: 5 stars 06/21/2011

This was a really good meal. I have to say 5 stars. I served with whole grain rice.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 04/09/2010

This recipe is awesome. It is always delicious. Definitely add the optional pineapple!

Rating: Unrated 02/08/2010

This dish tasted primarily of ketchup. If I can find something to reduce that taste it would be quite good. For a quick meal it is still ok.

Rating: Unrated 11/11/2008

AWESOME!! My no-vegetable-eating husband LOVED this dish and asked me to make it again. Great for my 5 year old too!

Rating: Unrated 09/22/2008

This was great! I made it this weekend and it was a real hit. I found the pineapple really added the right about of tang to this dish. It was not the same without it.

Rating: Unrated 09/17/2008

I made this last night. While not gourmet both of my kids enjoyed it and the picky one even at some pepper. I used yellow and orange peppers. Thanks!

Rating: Unrated 09/16/2008

Great recipe. Easy and flavorful. The whole family liked it. Plus I didn’t have to run out and buy any odd ingredients to make the sauce - everything was in my pantry!

I’m droolng!!! I find that regular white vinegar works fine too if you don’t have rice vinegar on hand. I also always add pineapple chunks in their own juice to the mixture which will cut down on the amount of sugar used.

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