Sweet and Sour Chicken

I've sung the praises of My Kitchen Cafe before, but really she's got some great recipes and Sweet and Sour Chicken was one of the first recipes I tried from her site. I actually had my son's teachers request the recipe after smelling his lunch...it's that good.



Sweet and Sour Chicken
from My Kitchen Cafe

Chicken:
3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breast
salt and pepper
1 cup cornstarch (I used flour last time since I was out of corn starch and worked just as well)
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup canola oil

Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Dip the chicken in cornstarch and then the egg. Fry in a little oil until brown, but not cooked through. Place in a single layer in a baking dish. Mix sauce ingredients together (below) and pour over chicken.

Sauce:
3/4 cup sugar
4 Tablespoons ketchup
1/2 cup vinegar
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon garlic salt (I use garlic powder)

Bake at 325 degrees for one hour, turning chicken every 15 minutes.

She indicates in her recipe you can double the sauce if you'd like and cook it on the stove, but I've doubled and cooked it in the dish and it worked just as well...and less dishes. I've also cooked it as written without doubling the sauce and it was still quite saucy...so I'll leave it up to you.