Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken

• 2–3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-size pieces)
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Sweet & Sour Sauce

• ¾ cup sugar
• 4 tbsp ketchup
• ½ cup vinegar (white or apple cider)
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• Optional: ½ cup pineapple chunks or diced bell peppers

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
2. Prepare chicken
   
   • Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper.
   • Coat each piece in cornstarch, then dip into the beaten eggs.
4. Pan-fry
   
   • Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
   • Fry chicken pieces until lightly golden (not fully cooked).
   • Place the chicken in a greased baking dish.
6. Make the sauce
   
   • In a bowl, mix together:
     
     • sugar
     • ketchup
     • vinegar
     • soy sauce
     • garlic powder
8. Combine
   
   • Pour the sauce over the chicken in the baking dish.
   • Add pineapple or bell peppers if using.
10. Bake
    
    • Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes so the sauce thickens and coats the chicken.

✅ Serve with:

• Steamed rice
• Fried rice
• Stir-fried vegetables