June 7, 2013

Sweet N Sour Chicken the Christi way YUMMO!

The whole family is addicted to this meal. We had made it as a side along with egg rolls the first time but it was SO good I changed it up and turned it into a main course. Super easy and addicting. 


Sweet and Sour Chicken over Fried Noodles

Feeds 6 
prep time- 15 min
Cook time-30 min

Sauce:
1 tbl soy sauce
1 tsp garlic 

3/4 cups white sugar
4 tbls ketchup

1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
 
In a bowl mix all sauce ingredients together with a wisk and set aside.



Chicken :
5 chicken breast cut unto 1 inch cubes
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup canola oil



Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Using tongs toss chicken in cornstarch , do this in small amounts to get a good coating on each piece. ( a breast at a time is perfect)
Mix the eggs and pour over the chicken, mixing to coat all the pieces.
Heat oil in large skillet. 
Cook chicken , enough to NOT over crowd pan, until browned. 
Place in a 13x9 baking dish.
Pour the sauce evenly over chicken. Turning the chicken so the sauce gets on both sides.
Bake in oven for 30 min , stirring the chicken half way through baking.






Noodles:
2 lbs of uncooked Linguini noodles
The next three ingrediants will need to be repeated for each 8 ounces of noodles cooked
1 teaspoon garlic
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 tbl oil

While Chicken is baking in the oven, follow the cooking instructions for your linguini noodles.

Once they are cooked and drained. 
**Add garlic, soy sauce and oil to a skillet heating it on med sauteing for a 1 min.
Seperate your noodles into an amount that will cover the bottom of your skillet. About 8 ounces.
Toss with tongs till the noodles take on a LIGHT golden color. 3 to 4 min maybe less. Place fried noodles into a  serving bowl. Repeat from ** on untill all noodles have been cooked.  

Serve chicken over noodles. Enjoy! 

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