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Sweet-Sour Chicken Dippers Recipe

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Meet the Cook: Since you can chop up all the ingredients the night before, this can be ready in about 30 minutes. So it's a great after-work dinner. You can also serve it as a snack or an appetizer...similar to chicken nuggets. I've even substituted quail for the chicken, and it was delicious. Next, I may try it with pork! -Kari Caven, Post Falls, Idaho

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16 Servings
Prep: 40 min. Cook: 10 min.

Ingredients

1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon cornstarch
BATTER:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons sugar
1-1/3 cups cold water
Oil for deep-fat frying
1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, tomatoes, vinegar, onion, green pepper, soy sauce, ginger and pineapple. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine cornstarch and the reserved pineapple juice until smooth; add to tomato mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; set aside.
For the batter, in a small bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and water until smooth.
In a deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 375°. Dip chicken pieces in batter; drop into oil and fry about 3-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and juices run clear. Serve immediately with sweet-sour sauce. Yield: 4 dozen appetizers.

Sweet-Sour Chicken Dippers published in Country Woman May/June 1999, p33

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Reviewed on Oct. 01, 2009 by tammyhickman

excellent recipe that the whole family really enjoyed! Even the one who doesn't like tomatoes!

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2009 by frankieb

I have made this several times. The chicken batter is amazing! We've used the batter with shrimp as well with great results.

Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2009 by starfan

Have made this twice to rave reviews. Sweet and sour sauce steals the show.

Reviewed on Jul. 07, 2009 by waynepat

great recipe! The batter is good. I wouldn't use a different sweet and sour sauce because this suace is the best I've tasted.

Reviewed on Jun. 07, 2009 by anjlde

This is my familiis absolute favorite! We use a different sweet and sour sauce but the batter is perfect!!! Yummilicous!!

Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2008 by fuzzywog

Wow what a winner! I have 4 kids and they all loved it! Next time i will try making homemade fried rice with it.

Reviewed on May. 16, 2008 by justmbeth

The dipping sauce is fantastic! I now whip up a batch of it instead of buying store-bought sweet and sour sauce.

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