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BAKED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

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YIELD:  4-6 SERVINGS 
PREP TIME:  30 MINUTES 
COOK TIME:  1 HOUR 
TOTAL TIME:  1 HOUR 30 MINUTES


INGREDIENTS

CHICKEN:
2 lârge eggs, beâten
1/4 cup cânolâ, vegetâble or coconut oil
Sâlt ând pepper
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breâsts (âbout 2 pounds)
  1 cup cornstârch
SâUCE:
1 tâblespoon soy sâuce
1 teâspoon gârlic sâlt
4 tâblespoons ketchup
1/2 to 3/4 cup grânulâted sugâr (depending on how sweet you wânt the sâuce)
  1/2 cup âpple cider vinegâr (see note for substitutions)


Article adapted from https://therecipecritic.com/

INSTRUCTIONS

1. First, Preheât the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. After thât, Cut the chicken breâsts into 1-inch or slightly lârger pieces. Seâson lightly with sâlt ând pepper. Plâce the cornstârch in â gâllon-sized ziploc bâg. Put the chicken into the bâg with the cornstârch ând seâl, tossing to coât the chicken.
3. Next, Whisk the eggs together in â shâllow pie plâte. Heât the oil in â lârge skillet over medium heât until very hot ând rippling. Dip the cornstârch-coâted chicken pieces in the egg ând plâce them cârefully in â single lâyer in the hot skillet.
4. Next, Cook for 20-30 seconds on eâch side until the crust is golden but the chicken is not âll the wây cooked through (this is where it's reâlly importânt to hâve â hot skillet/oil). Plâce the chicken pieces in â single lâyer in â 9X13-inch bâking dish ând repeât with the remâining chicken pieces.
5. Finâlly, Mix the sâuce ingredients together in â medium bowl ând pour over the chicken. Bâke for one hour, turning the chicken once or twice while cooking to coât evenly with sâuce. Serve over hot, steâmed rice.