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Classic Sweet and Sour Sauce

This Sweet and Sour Sauce is so good you’ll never buy that bottled crap again. Unless it’s Sweet Chili Sauce of course (I love that stuff). This recipe is so easy too. You can pretty much just throw everything in the blender, then cook it on the stove until it thickens; which is only as long as it takes to bring it to a boil. And, truth be told, you can even cut this recipe in half if you don’t want to add all of the veggies and just go with all of the other listed ingredients. But, I’m telling ya, if you want it to taste as good as mine I wouldn’t recommend it!

If you need a Chinese Batter recipe for pork, chicken or Shrimp, like I used at the end of this video, just click the link below. I’ve also included a link for Orange Peel Chicken, which is a fantastic sauce, so definitely check that out!

CLICK HERE for Chinese Fry Batter

CLICK HERE for Orange Peel Chicken

Sweet and Sour Sauce Ingredients:

1 Bell Pepper, chopped
1 Green Onion, chopped
1/2 tsp Ginger
1 Garlic Clove
1 tbsp Carrot, shredded

1 cup Pineapple Juice
3 tbsp Vinegar
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/3 cup Water, for the corn starch
2 tbsp Corn Starch, mixed with the water

Watch the short video tutorial and I’ll show you exactly how to make this Classic Sweet and Sour Sauce.

Easy Orange Peel Chicken

This Orange Peel Chicken recipe is light and sweet. I made it that way on purpose because the Orange Peel or “Zest” can be quite overwhelming. But to each their own. If you want more in it, by all means, add more. I had some guest’s over when I was filming this though, however, and they loved the way I made it. So consider that into your calculations and just trust my ingredient amounts before you decide. This Orange Peel Chicken recipe can also be used with Shrimp and I highly recommend it.

You will also need a good Chinese Fry batter for this recipe and I’ve got a great one that is so simple. It’s just Self Rising Flour and Water. You can look at the original post by clicking HERE to see the exact ingredient amounts and Video Recipe Tutorial.

Orange Peel Chicken Ingredients:

1 Chicken Breast, long 1/2 inch slices
Chinese Fry Batter (CLICK HERE)

Orange Peel Sauce
1 tsp Orange Peel, diced
1 Green Onion, chopped into scallions
1 cup Pineapple Juice
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp Vinegar
2 tbsp Honey
1 Garlic Clove, chopped
1 tsp Soy
1 tsp Sesame Oil
Squeeze of Lemon Juice

Follow the instructions in the Video Tutorial and enjoy the Orange Peel Chicken.