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Crisp Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Bites

Appetizer 🧄Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪Snack 🍿 Chinese 🇨🇳 High-Protein 💪

Crisp Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Bites features crunchy fried chicken pieces tossed in a glossy, tangy-sweet sauce punctuated with juicy pineapple and tender bell peppers. The balance of bright acidity and gentle sweetness keeps each bite lively, making it great for a weeknight dinner or a casual gathering when you want something bold yet familiar.

  • Prep25 mins
  • Cook35 mins
  • Serves8
  • DifficultyMedium
Crisp Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Bites
  1. 1

    Whisk the egg yolks, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt, and pepper for the marinade in a bowl, then pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken, coat it with the marinade, press out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.

  2. 2

    Beat the egg whites for the coating in a bowl until foamy. Add the water, then the cornstarch, then the flour, mixing thoroughly after each addition.

  3. 3

    Stir together the hot water, sugar, rice wine, vinegar, cornstarch, soy sauce, bouillon granules, and salt for the glaze in a bowl.

  4. 4

    Take the chicken out of the refrigerator. Dip each piece into the coating.

  5. 5

    Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over medium-high until hot. Add the chicken and cook in small batches until crisp, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer the chicken to a plate and drain the oil from the wok.

  6. 6

    Add the bell pepper and garlic to the wok and stir-fry until tender, about 3 minutes. Remove to a separate dish.

  7. 7

    Add the pineapple chunks to the wok. Stir the reserved glaze and pour it over the pineapple. Simmer until the sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes.

  8. 8

    Return the chicken and bell pepper mixture to the wok; toss to combine. Drizzle sesame oil over the top, stir, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.