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Sweet-Sour Chicken Dippers
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
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
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Directions (continued)
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.
© Taste of Home 2009