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Hong Kong Style Sweet & Sour Chicken

Name: Hong Kong Style Sweet & Sour Chicken
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ~600-700 g chicken breast chunks; ~3 tbsp potato starch; ~1 tbsp original custard powder; ~½ tsp salt; ~¼ tsp MSG; ~¼ tsp white pepper; ~1 egg white; ~1-1.5 liters vegetable oil; ~4 tbsp ketchup; ~3 tbsp white vinegar; ~3-4 tbsp orange squash cordial; ~3 tbsp sugar; ~200 ml water; ~¼ tsp salt; ~¼ tsp MSG; ~2-3 drops bright red food coloring; ~1 tbsp dark soy sauce; ~1 onions; ~1 carrots; ~1 green bell peppers; ~1 red bell peppers; ~200-250 g pineapple; ~2 tbsp potato starch slurry

Adapted from a video by Ziang's Food Workshop

Chinese Takeaway Sweet & Sour Chicken Hong Kong Style 🍗🍍🧧

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Ingredients

chicken breast chunks~600-700 gest.
potato starch~3 tbspest.
original custard powderuse original version, not instant, for better binding~1 tbspest.
salt~½ tspest.
MSG~¼ tspest.
white peppera pinch~¼ tspest.
egg white~1est.
vegetable oilfor deep frying~1-1.5 litersest.
ketchup~4 tbspest.
white vinegar~3 tbspest.
orange squash cordial~3-4 tbspest.
sugar~3 tbspest.
water~200 mlest.
salt~¼ tspest.
MSG~¼ tspest.
bright red food coloring~2-3 dropsest.
dark soy saucea drop or two, for color only~1 tbspest.
onions~1est.

Steps

1
Mix potato starch, original custard powder, salt, MSG, and white pepper together in a baking tray until well combined.
2
Place chicken breast chunks into the starch mixture and coat thoroughly.
3
Add egg white to the chicken and stir well to coat completely.
4
Heat vegetable oil to around 180°C (350°F). Fry the coated chicken until crispy on the outside and cooked through inside.
5
Remove the fried chicken from the oil and let drain on kitchen paper for about 5 minutes.
6
Return the chicken to the hot oil and fry again for extra crispiness.
7
In a pot, combine vegetable oil, ketchup, white vinegar, orange squash cordial, sugar, water, salt, MSG, and bright red food coloring.
8
Bring the mixture to a boil, making sure to cook off the ketchup properly. Add dark soy sauce for color adjustment.
9
Add onions, carrots, chopped green and red bell peppers, and pineapple pieces, and cook for about 30 seconds.
10
Thicken the sauce with potato starch slurry to desired consistency.
11
Coat the fried chicken completely with the sweet and sour sauce.

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