Easy Sweet And Sour Sauce For Chicken Or Pork Recipes

EASY SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine honey, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is heated through, about 5 minutes.

SIMPLE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir pineapple chunks with juice, 3/4 cup water, rice vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce together in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer until the pineapple is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Pour pineapple mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Return mixture to saucepan and bring to a simmer.
• Whisk cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water together in a bowl until smooth; stir into the sauce. Increase heat to medium. Cook and stir sauce until thick, 2 to 3 minutes.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK

Steps:

• Blend cornstarch and soy sauce in small bowl; stir in pork until well coated.
• Brown pork in hot oil in Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in 1/4 cup water. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir carrots, onion, bell pepper and sweet & sour sauce into pork mixture. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes longer, stirring frequently.
• Add pineapple chunks; cook and stir only until pineapple is heated through.

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine flour, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a shallow dish.
• Roll and coat chicken cubes in flour mixture.
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until not longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes; remove and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the same skillet over medium heat.
• Cook and stir celery, green peppers, and onion in heated oil until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
• Return chicken to the skillet.
• Whisk ketchup, lemon juice, pineapple, and brown sugar in a bowl; pour into the skillet; bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir chicken and vegetables in sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN (OR PORK)

Steps:

• Frying the chicken (or pork): Cut up chicken (or pork) into small pieces.
• Mix breading ingredients (it will be runny).
• Dip each piece of meat into the breading then place into the oil until it turns brown.
• Make sure the meat has enough time to cook before removing it.
• Drain the fried chicken (or pork) and set aside, or place a cover over them to keep them warm.
• Sauce: Melt the margarine in a frying pan, and add the onion, green pepper and sliced carrots.
• I often add other peppers or snow peas as well.
• Once the veggies are cooked stir in the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the pineapple.
• Cook until it boils and add cornstarch if it is too runny.
• Finally add the Pineapple for the last 5 min.
• of cooking time.
• Finally: Serve over rice if desired.

SWEET AND SOUR PORK/CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine 2 tbs soy sauce, 1 tbs rice wine, and meat in a bowl. Stir to coat & let marinate for at least 10 minutes.
• Mix in a small bowl, vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, water, 1 tbs cornstarch, 2 tsp soy sauce, and chili garlic sauce. Set aside.
• Remove meat from marinade. Dip meat in egg wash, drain excess, then dredge in cornstarch and shake off the excess.
• In a wok or deep fryer, heat oil to 360 degrees. Fry meat a few pieces at a time to not drop temperature, turning occasionally until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towel. Repeat process for remaining meat pieces.
• Sautee onions and bell peppers until onions are translucent, add sauce, cook sauce over medium-high heat, stirring, until boils and thickens then stir in pineapples and meat. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Place meat on a bed of rice & top with sauce.

EASY SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE FOR CHICKEN OR PORK

Steps:

• Mix the vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce together and bring to a boil in a small pot. Mix together the cornstarch and water, add to the other ingredients and stir to thicken.
• For a thicker sauce, increase the cornstarch to 5 teaspoons.