Sweet and sour chicken is one of the most preferred dishes that is ordered in any Chinese restaurants across the Western countries. This particular dish has immense popularity and much demand in Australia, Europe, both the Americas (North and South), it is also available in identical version at a handful of East and Southeast Asian nations.

This benchmark Chinese dish is generally prepared by comprising of chicken which is deep-fried in a batter and then pouring the sweet and sour sauce on top of chicken. The dish doesn’t require any formal garnishing as it is a multi-color itself; still it is sometimes garnished with pineapple, green pepper, carrot, or sweet pickles. The steps below will guide in preparation of this benchmark Chinese dish while sitting at home, far from the Mainland China, though the taste will be exactly like that from the land of China.

The preparation is divided into 2 parts, first being the preparation of the chicken and second being the preparation of sweet and sour sauce.

Ingredients for preparing Chicken-
Chicken (breasts) -2 medium sized.
Eggs -2
Soy sauce – 2 table spoon
Corn starch – ¼ cup
Vinegar – 1 table spoon.
Oil- 2 table spoon

Method
1) In a bowl mix all the ingredients and marinate the chicken for 20 minutes.

2) Then fry the chicken pieces till it has turned golden brown on both the sides, around 3 minutes.

Ingredients for making – Sweet Sour Sauce
Chicken broth / stock – 2 cups
Vinegar – 2 table spoon
Pineapple juice -1 cup
Soy sauce – 1 table spoon
Carrots – 2 large
Onion – 2 big size ( squarely chopped)
Bell pepper – 2 big size ( squarely chopped)
Pineapple chopped- 1 cup
Corn starch – ¼ r cup

Method
1) On a wok or pan pour the broth, then add vinegar, soy sauce and stir them for around 2 minutes.
2) Now add the pineapple juice and mix the carrots and let them simmer for 2 minutes.

3) Add the onion & bell peppers to cook them for another 4 minutes to give a crisp to the vegetables.

4) Put the chopped pineapples and cook for 2 more minutes.

5) Then add the corn starch to give the finishing touch and cover it for 2minutes.

For the presentation
1) Take a bowl, put the fried chicken first and then put the sweet and sour sauce on top of it.

2) The Sweet and sour chicken is ready to be eaten, ideal with rice.

Courtesy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sZ7mIOx1vI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8GhKl5NQwM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGM0ibP1MRc
http://www.healthychoice.com/products/complete-meals/sweet-and-sour-chicken