How To Make Crispy Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls At Home

Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls are a staple of UK Chinese restaurants and takeaways. And whether this dish is 'authentic' or not, when made well, it's damn tasty!
Here's what you need to make it yourself:
2 large chicken breasts
Velveting
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda/baking soda
Marinade
1 tsp cornflour/corn starch
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp sugar
Sweet & Sour Sauce
200 ml water
5 tbsp ketchup
5 tbsp malt vinegar
2 tbsp of honey or sugar
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1/2 bell pepper
1/2 an onion
1 small piece of fresh ginger
Batter
100g plain flow
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp white pepper
200g self-raising flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
Some lukewarm warm water
1.5 l of cooking oil for deep frying
Thickening for sweet & sour sauce
2 tbsp cornflour/carnstarch
3-4 tbsp cold water
Steamed or fried rice or chips/fries for accompaniment
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Excellent! Made this today and it was absolutely perfect! The sauce is exactly like my local takeaway’s. Thank you! 👍🏻

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Made these last night, spot on 👍

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I can’t wait to try this.

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Stupid question but what brand of flour do you use?

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@@sonjavandermerwe3516 Not a stupid question at all. I don’t have a brand of flour that I use exclusively. I find most good quality brands of flour you get from supermarkets deliver good results. I know that some KZbinrs swear by certain brands and claim that they’re much better at making lighter, crispier batter, but I’ve also used them and I can’t see a clear difference. Hope that helps 😊

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