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Sweet And Sour Chicken Balls Recipe

Michelle
Here's how to make Chinese battered chicken balls with a sweet and sour sauce. These homemade chicken balls are deep fried, crispy and easy.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Appetizer, lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 16 Makes
Calories 88 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Chicken Marinade

  • 300 g Chicken Breast
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp White Pepper
  • 2 tbsp Self-Raising Flour

Batter For Chicken

  • 200 g Self-Raising Flour
  • 200 ml Water
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vegetable Oil

Sweet And Sour Sauce

  • 230 ml Water
  • 3 tbsp Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Ketchup
  • 3 tbsp Vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Pineapple Juice
  • 1 tbsp Cornflour Mixed with 1 tbsp Water

Instructions
 

  • Dice your chicken breast into chunks or strips and place in a mixing bowl.
  • Add a teaspoon of salt and white pepper to the mixing bowl and mix together until evenly combined.
  • Add 2 tablespoons of self-raising flour to the mixing bowl and coat the chicken with the flour.
  • In a large mixing bowl add self-raising flour and salt, mix till evenly distributed. Pour water into the bowl and mix together. Leave the batter to rest for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, add a teaspoon of vegetable oil and mix together.
  • Heat oil in a wok or pan over a medium heat. Coat 4 to 5 chicken pieces at a time in the batter (depending on your mixing bowl size).
  • Add pieces of battered chicken into the oil and fry for 4 minutes or until the batter is golden. Cooked chicken balls should float to the top, if they’re not floating cook for an extra minute or two.
  • To make the sweet and sour sauce, place water, sugar, ketchup, pineapple juice and vinegar into a wok or frying pan and heat over a medium to high heat.
  • After 2 minutes, mix a small tablespoon of cornflour and a tablespoon of water in a mixing bowl and mix together. Add the cornflour mixture into the sauce and mix together. Leave the sauce to simmer for a further 1 to 2 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.

Nutrition

Calories: 88kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 344mgPotassium: 94mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 21IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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