Sweet & Sour Chicken Tenders
Sweet & Sour Chicken Tenders is moist, a little crunchy, and sweet with a little sour kick. It's also easy to make. This recipe was adapted from my husband's grandma's recipe book.
Ingredients
- 1 - 1 1/2 lbs chicken tenders
- 2 eggs
- corn starch
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 Tbsp ketchup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
Instructions
- Grab two small bowls, in one bowl beat 2 eggs together with fork. In another bowl add enough corn starch to coat the chicken. Set bowls aside.
- Preheat oven to 375°. Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray, and set aside.
- In a frying pan add enough oil to fry chicken, heat to medium. When the oil is hot enough, dip the chicken first into the cornstarch, then into the egg and fry in hot oil until golden brown. While the chicken is frying, in a small bowl mix the sugar, vinegar, ketchup, salt, soy sauce and sweet chili sauce until combined.
- Place the chicken into the baking dish, and pour sauce evenly over the chicken. Bake at 375° uncovered for 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through.
Notes
I did adapt this recipe to our liking, but if you’d like to follow her exact recipe. Opt out the sweet chili sauce, and add small can crushed pineapple, 2 Tbsp. small diced green peppers, 2 Tbsp. teriyaki, splash of cooking wine) into the bowl of sauce.