Better Than Take Out Sweet&Sour Chicken

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Ingredients:

•6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces

•2 Tbs Ponzu Sauce

•1.5 Tbs minced garlic

•1 egg

•Fresh ground black pepper to taste

•1/2 cup of corn starch

•1/4 cup of soda water

•Bell pepper, chopped (choose your favorite colors!)

•1/4 white onion, chopped

•Canola or vegetable oil for frying

For the sauce:

•1/2 Tbs mixed garlic

•1.5 Tbs brown sugar

•1.5 Tbs Hoisin sauce

•2.5 Tbs rice wine vinegar

•3 Tbs Ponzu Sauce

•4 Tbs ketchup

Steps:

•Marinate chicken in ponzu sauce, minced garlic, egg, black pepper, corn starch, and soda water. Mix and massage into chicken. The consistency should be only slightly runny. Add more corn starch or soda water to get to desired consistency. Let marinate for at least 20 minutes.

•Chop your veggies and make the sauce and sides while chicken marinates!

For the sauce:

•Sauté bell peppers, onion, and garlic until onions are translucent and peppers are softened.

•Add all remaining ingredients and simmer on low.

•In a different saucepan, add oil (enough to cover chicken). Once the oil is hot enough to fry, toss in coated chicken in batches and deep fry for 4-5 mins. Set aside. If you want the chicken extra crispy, discard that oil and replace with new and fry chicken again in batches for another 1-2 minutes.

•Toss chicken with now thickened sweet and sour sauce.

Serve on jasmine rice with extra veggies and garnish with green onion.