Author Elfie V
Elfie V.

I find inspiration and joy in the kitchen as a passionate cooking enthusiast and culinary artist.

Deep-fried chicken with a sweet and sour flavor.
Easy to cook and delicious Best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.

We've carefully curated this recipe to ensure it embodies the essence of perfection. From the first bite to the last, you'll savor the rich, harmonious flavors that make Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken unforgettable. So, gather your ingredients, follow our easy steps, and indulge in the best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken you've ever tasted. Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken is a dish that originates from China or Tiongkok. In this dish, the chicken is fried before served with sweet and sour sauce. The sweet and sour sauce is a sauce that comes from Chinese cuisine made from water, tomato sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, pepper, and flour as a thickener. The flour that used for thickening is generally sago flour. However, this recipe does not use flour, because there is already tomato sauce that can thicken the sweet and sour sauce. If you want to use flour to thicken the sauce that's fine too. Several things can affect the taste quality of this Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken, the first is the type of ingredients, then the selection of fresh ingredients, and how to cook and serve it. This food can maintain health and balance the nutrients in our bodies. For this Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe, we will be using boneless chicken breast because it's easy to cut into small pieces. Before frying, the chicken breast pieces are marinated with several spices to add flavor to the chicken meat and must be covered with sago flour to make the surface of the chicken meat thicker. Tomato sauce and sugar are two ingredients that make the sauce taste sour and sweet, and can make the sauce thicken without using flour. In general, Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken can be complemented with chopped carrots, red chilies, and warm rice.

YIELDS 3 serving(s)
TOTAL TIME 60 minute(s)

  • 500g chicken breast, cut 3x4 cm
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce + 1 tsp pepper, for the marinade
  • Sago flour for smearing
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 2 red chilies, cut into thin slices
  • 1 carrot, cut into thin slices
  • 1 tomato boil with 200 ml of water, squeeze, and strain
  • 3 garlic
  • 5 tbsp of tomato sauce
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp vinegar
  • 1 green onion, for complementary

Steps

1

Put the chicken breast pieces in a bowl, add the soy sauce and pepper. Stir and leave it for 15 minutes.

Step 1 of cooking Best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.
2

Then put the chicken breast in the sago flour, then coat it with the beaten egg, then put it to the sago flour again.

Step 2 of cooking Best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.
3

Fry until cooked and brown, then remove from heat.

Step 3 of cooking Best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.
4

Saute garlic in oil until fragrant.

Step 4 of cooking Best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.
5

Put in the tomato juice, red chilies, carrots, tomato sauce, pepper, sugar, salt, and vinegar. Stir until it boils and the sauce thickens slightly.

Step 5 of cooking Best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.
6

Put in the fried chicken, stir briefly then remove from heat.

Step 6 of cooking Best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.
7

Serve on a plate, and the sweet and sour fried chicken is ready to eat.

Step 7 of cooking Best Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.


Author Elfie V
Elfie V.

I find inspiration and joy in the kitchen as a passionate cooking enthusiast and culinary artist.

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