How to Make Sweet and Sour Chicken (酸甜鸡, 酢鳥の作り方)

Ingredients:
Marinade:
Chicken Breast: 1 (approx. 1 lb or 450 g)
Salt: 1 tsp
Garlic Powder: 1 tsp
White Pepper: A little bit
Water: 1/4 cup or 60 mL
Cooking Wine: 1 tbsp (optional)
Breading:
Salt: 1 tsp
Garlic Powder: 1 tsp
Egg: 1
Water: 1 cup or 250 mL
White Pepper: A little bit
Baking Powder: 1 tbsp
Corn Starch: 1/4 cup or 31 g
Veg. Oil: 3 tbsp
Flour: 1 1/4 cup or 157 g
(You can also use self-rising flour as well, decrease the amount of baking powder by 1/2.)
Sauce:
Water: 10 cups or 2.3 L (boiled down to) 8-9 cups or 1.9 L or 2.2 L
Valencia Orange: 2 oranges
Lemon: 1 lemon
Ginger: 2-3 slices
Vinegar: 1 cup or 236.6 mL
Sugar: 2 cup or 473 g
Ketchup: 1 1/4 cup or 300 mL
or
(single servings)
Water: 1.25 cup or 300 mL (boiled down to) 1 cup or 236.6 mL
Sugar: 4 tbsp 1/4 cup or 60 g
Vinegar: 2 tbsp or 1/8 cup or 30 mL
Ketchup: 2.5 tbsp or 1/5 cup or 35 mL
Lemon: 1/4 of a Lemon
Valencia Orange: 1/2 of Orange
Ginger: 1 slice
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[@KnightMD]

Stop searching for sweet and sour chicken recipes guys. This is it. This is the only recipe you'll need to know. Just had it. Freaking amazing. Thanks man.

[@Lifewithmommacass]

😊😊😊😊😊

[@hsusgt2294]

I love it 😍

[@SportsFanDecor]

This is not even close to what you get at ALL chinese take outs. Not even close.

[@JohnnyForehead]

Yup. My new favorite.

[@waynelawson1235]

@@SportsFanDecor so...

[@blondstoner7272]

9 years later and it’s still the best recipe sweet n sour chicken online anywhere!

[@jls9595]

I found this video back in 2013 and have used this recipe countless times since. It is the best there is.

[@robertdecuir5748]

@@jls9595 This recipe is on the bland side for practically anyone living in the South. While the Northern half of the US prefers milder seasoning, we in the South want a bolder (not spicy) flavor.

[@robertdecuir5748]

You may feel this is a flavorful recipe, it wouldn't make it here along the Gulf Coast without enhancements.

[@jls9595]

@@robertdecuir5748 hey man, you can add any spices you want to make it a southern version. This is a recipe for take out sweet and sour chicken, NO ONE claimed it was anything else. I tend to spice it up when I make it but this is the best basic recipe for a crispy outside and tender and juicy inside.

[@ameedalgo]

I use this recipe every time-

[@soraya377]

Thank you for sharing your recipe. I'm my mother's full time care giver and we rarely leave the house (only for errands). Our budget is limited and cannot afford to go out to eat. We thank you for your generosity. I can now cook her favorite restaurant meals due to you kindness. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@lespearson562]

I have been SEARCHING for this Batter about 45 years!!! As a kid in a UK mining town in the 1970s we had no takeaways (apart from from fish and chips) A Chinese family moved into our town and hired part of a fish and chip shop for the grandma to make/sell this NEW EXOTICT food. Which my parents would buy us once a fortnight/ I can only remember 5 dishes being available. Rice, special fried rice, chow mien, Pork Balls, chicken balls. One sauce. Sweet and sour. It was HEAVEN. Fast forward to big cities, thousands of Chinese menu items, hundreds of cook books and my simple Batter had gone, lost in the modern warfare that is now the norm in Chinese cuisine. UNTIL NOW! I am so glad i stumbled upon this recipe. It is identical in every way. THANK YOU !!! my long lost friend is back 🙂

[@idrow1]

"I'm sure you want to take a bite of that juicy, juicy crunchy chicken, don't you?" Yes. Yes, I do.

[@Cristian_Alfaro]

ha

[@Volundur9567]

Yes. I so wanna

[@KizzyLBurch]

Thank you! My son love Chinese Food and with your help I was able to create the perfect Chinese food for his birthday party! Thanks again!

[@alexydcervantes3514]

I love how he gave us all the ingredients in the begging I can’t wait to try

[@sarahjenks662]

Screen shot it! Makes Eve so much easer

[@rebeccaswift7588]

I've tried for years to make a sweet n s9ur sauce that tastes like the Chinese restaraunts serve but none of them come close, too vinegary..this recipe hits the mark!..thank you!..

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Hahahaahhaahaaaa!!! So before this did you never once thought to cut back on the vinegar? LOL!!!

[@reealitychick]

try lemon juice instead... and cut back.. acquire to taste..

[@juli-hannah3569]

Crouton crackerjacks recipe is spot in with a copycat version.

[@bluekeet]

@@juli-hannah3569 name of video?

[@tjdaily6307]

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[@dirkmcelyea6832]

I love this dude narrating! Something relaxing and chill. Made me feel welcome. Good job bro!

[@Robertico7316]

I've been making this recipe for 5 years now and until today everytime I make it people love it!!!!! They always ask me for the recipe and I share this video. Everyone one says OMG it just like the restaurant. Thanks for posting. I also did the recipe using shrimp and OMG just as good. 😊

[@andgar8616]

Look, I know EVERYONE who has commented on this video has said how absolutely FANTASTIC this recipe is, and guess what… THEY ARE 100% correct! I tried it tonight (I’m trying to expand the window on things I am capable of making at home) and oh Holy this dish is BETTER than take out! If you want to adjust the sweetness or sourness do so AFTER you follow his instructions and then taste it. I don’t know how I haven’t seen this recipe before seeing as how it’s been on KZbin for so long, but it’s now my discovery of a buried treasure! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this recipe, it’s AMAZING!! ❤

[@VinnyDan55]

The best chicken chicken ever. The second fry makes this chicken crunchy. So good.

[@joshb4334]

Finally got around to trying out this recipe. I wish I hadn't wasted time! This is hands down the best sweet and sour chicken ever! It's even better than my local Chinese restaurant one which I swear by. Even this morning I couldn't wait to have another piece and grabbed one cold from the fridge and it was still amazing and still crispy, wow. Oh man, I need to go on a diet. Lol Thank you for posting this me and my family love you!

[@broderickbalderas1632]

Probably made this almost dozen times now, and my family loves it! Hands down the best sweet and sour, wife loves it way more then the restaurant buffets

[@alexislutgen9140]

with the sauce he only mixes 1 cup of the mixture with cornstarch in the pan, what do you do with the remaining mixture?

[@broderickbalderas1632]

@@alexislutgen9140 keep it but not sure how long itll last, i just make it all at once and we usually eat it up after a few days with other meals like leftovers or fried rice or something

[@charlottelauzon3147]

Can you freeze the sauce?

[@davidgreen3574]

"At least somebody revealed their secrets... Take that KFC!" 😂 👍👍

[@cayk844]

@A.R. Norwood ok?

[@cayk844]

@A.R. Norwood thx mate

[@shinyvera5385]

😂😂😂

[@Andral_Premier]

Perhaps some secrets are not fit to be made public or perhaps they are a health hazard? Or maybe KFC is just plain s - it? 🤷‍♂️

[@constancejenkins3867]

This was Epic

[@ninared5003]

Hands down the best recipe I’ve ever made for sweet and sour chicken! I literally order SSC two to three times a week! No more; this is better than the restaurant I ordered from. My favorite dish, and it came out perfectly. The batter was fire, I’m thinking can I fry my chicken wings, fish etc with this batter, tweaking the seasoning for fish. Hell yeah! Omg you get a round of applause; standing ovation! Thank you, you just saved me over $300 a month ! Thank you Bro!

[@kutinaroberts5184]

I've been making this recipe since I found it 2 1/2 yrs ago thanks Raymond you are the best!

[@single94supra]

Thank you, finally someone gives the correct take out sweet and sour recipe!

[@allisonvandermerwe1918]

Wow wow wow, we can not praise this recipe enough. We are South Africans living in the UK for the last 5 years. I will never buy Chinese take away again (no disrespect to operating businesses) as this recipe is the best. We are now masters of Sweet and Sour Chicken, Prawn, Pork and Steak not to mention this awesome batter can be used for veg is peppers stuffed with feta, mushrooms etc. This guy deserves praise for sharing this recipe. Thank you. May life treat you well.

[@tanya9244]

Awesome and lovely finale 💯

[@kimberlygause]

I gotta make this....and make this quick! These ingredients are going on my list for my next grocery trip! Take that Coronavirus lockdown 2020! You can't take my Chinese food cravings away!

[@nunyabeeswax9362]

It's so good I made it a year ago OVENFIQFJQDJ

[@JendrixHimi]

2021 2022 2023 + till we die? how long is it going to take for people to wake up and take their lives and freedom back , its a hoax , projected at us through corrupt media and billionaires ... everything is the same as it was 10 years ago, but people have been brainwashed ... enjoy your chicken !

[@afrolintln7677]

@@nunyabeeswax9362 so when he puts it in the wok, does the chicken get cooked enough from the heat even though the batter is covering it?

[@aldzaladz1563]

@@JendrixHimi tin foil hatted nonce defo a virgin

[@rcchristian2]

@@JendrixHimi How can you be this far in to a global pandemic and be this this stupid... seriously man... leave your politics out of the food comments.

[@jon_co]

Came out perfect. This is the one Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe you need!

[@bradleywooldridge7883]

Thank you for adding a single serving in the description!!

[@MultiBrowngirl]

Years later still using this recipe. You are the GOAT

[@angellocastro1327]

Best video on sweet and sour chicken.

[@TheArtOfCooking]

If your sauce is too strong, simply add in more water. It should decrease the sour taste. The least amount is 5-6 cups or 1.2 L - 1.42 L. The optimal amount is 8-9 cups or 1.9 L to 2.2 L. Sorry, if I miss informed everyone.

[@TheArtOfCooking]

***** Yes, I use white vinegar as it's not as strong as other vinegar. if you use other black, rice wine or apple cider vinegar, you need to reduce the amount.

[@S2th1]

I made my version so to speak of the sweet and sour sauce,better said sweet and hot:)), i added hot ketchup, water, honey, garlic, green onions(i've cooked them a little in butter first, just a little butter),paprika, pepper and salt, i gotta say it tasted wonderfull, you would first taste the hot of the paprika and the pepper, after that the honey would kick in and in the end you could definetly taste the finely minced garlic and the onions, have you ever made a sauce like this? can you tell me how good they are compared with eachother, lemons and oranges are expensive here and the sauce i made is cheaper, can you taste the lemon in this sauce?

[@yogreco82]

Trafalgar D. Law it wont thicken the sauce and it will be runny

[@DasButterBoat]

Awesome, absolutely awesome! Keep the hits comin'!

[@leyley1970]

+The Art Of Cooking I just made this recipe..it rocked!! Thank you for sharing.. :-)

[@priscilla7864]

This the one I search for days and finally decided I would make this since the details were clear and everyone in the comment said so. Yes the best ever. I added pineapple and red and green bell peppers to the end of the cooking process. Perfection

[@holtp1]

My kids love this! I’m cooking it for the 50th time today because everyone asks for it as their birthday dinner. Thank you for the walk through.

[@marynichols438]

This looks amazing! I could practically smell it while it cooked. You make it seem so easy to prepare. Thanks for sharing.

[@mamab92]

Made this as the main dish for our Asian Fusion dinner party. The chicken was so moist and the coating was crispy just like you said it would. I added rice cooking wine to the marinade and you were correct as it did enhance the flavor. Thanks again for making it so easy to learn. The sauce and chicken were delicious!

[@parkerlamarre4530]

This is by and far the best recipe for this. Saves a ton of money on takeout and tastes even better.

[@michael7423]

Your recipes make me so hungry just watching you prepare them, I love your channel

[@KittyGopurr]

You're secret recipe for sweet & sour chicken is amazing! I made this chicken last night and EVERYONE loved it!! The batter is perfect and stayed nice and crispy! I can't wait to try some of your other recipes! Cheers!

[@rvrv8568]

Nice recipe :)

[@missmewiththat2535]

Hi do you have to soak the chicken in the sauce ?

[@PacificExpressions]

Just made this recipe and worked perfectly. Thank you for the great recipe 🙌

[@hithere4759]

sweet and sour tune... nice

[@dvfreelancer]

Thank you for this and thank you for posting the metric equivalents.

[@syedabeli]

3rd time making this! Love it, thank you for sharing!

[@bryanpaulmyers03]

Appreciate the video man, first one I’ve see of you, but I’m gonna sub. This was good content and knowledgeable. Keep up the good work!

[@blove2023]

I am SO HAPPY you showed me this! Thanks.

[@arielizabeth5470]

This is literally the best sweet and sour chicken I’ve ever had. My kids beg me to make it. You could drink the sauce as a beverage. Love it.

[@danielleblackman1759]

I tried this recipe and omgggg it was amazing!!! I haven't bought this from Chinese restaurants since discovering this recipe. Thank you so very much 😊

[@AMO17]

Made this today for dinner and it was absolutely amazing! Definitely keeping this video in my archives for future reference!

[@Shepisces]

Man, I made the marinade and the batter last night for our chicken breast. It was DELICIOUS!!!! We didn't have the ingredients for the sauce so we used prepared sweet chili sauce from Walmart. To that sauce, we added chopped onion, green pepper and pineapple with some of the pineapple juice and simmered on a low flame. As suggested in the video, we kept the sauce as a side dip so the chicken would remain crispy and JUICY! I made buttery coconut rice and dinner was perfect! The recipe in this video was soooo good, that I think we will make it again tonight!!! Two thumbs up for an excellent recipe!!👍🏽👍🏽

[@tamd4121]

I still watch all of your cooking videos! Thank You for sharing your recipes and teaching your youtube subscribers techniques to confidently prepare delicious meals 😋

[@jenericstewart]

beautiful! exactly what i have been looking for. thank you!

[@DeviantmindOG]

After so many years finally tried this recipe. It’s great!

[@joyce_915]

Did this for dinner tonight. It was absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing your recipe!!

[@DrumPhil-ss7wn]

Absolutely LOVE the humor at the end!!! The icing on the cake, for SURE!!!!

[@brandonsylvester7592]

I made this for the family and It was SOOO much better than anything I've ever had before! Hats off man, well done!

[@lleroy3238]

I'm making this tonight. Thanks Bro. Great video.

[@dancullihall6834]

I’ve made these many times and I watch the video first every time...works perfectly every time

[@miketurner4462]

That looks amazing and is one of my favourite foods

[@ESO529]

Landed here by accident and must say: it was well worth my time! Great and easy to copy recipe, made a few additions to the sauce but that's a matter of choice and preference. All in all I'm happy to finally have found an easy and very (!!!) tasty Sweet & Sour recipe. Thanks a lot!!

[@Kim-2016]

I’ve been eating this since I was inside my mom stomach. This is my favorite food in the whole wide world. Sweet and sour chicken is all I ordered from the Chinese restaurant. If you haven’t tried and tried and it’s delicious.

[@corlissmedia2.0]

Thanks for sharing all this good info. And thanks for explaining some of the details. You're keeping it real.

[@SoftGlow-Es]

The best we've ever had enough said. Will be making for years to come

[@Mel-bm1tu]

Just made it.. IT WAS AMAZING!

[@michaelkowalski4831]

doesn't get any better than this -looks perfect and thanks! Imma go make this.

[@seanwinters3565]

Just made this tonight. Best sweet and sour chicken I've had yet in my 48 years on this planet. Great job, will be trying most of your other recepies soon.

[@bekind6196]

Made this last night - substituted with bottled S&S sauce for time (next time I will make yours!) This was delicious! I didn't have cooking wine or white pepper. I just used regular pepper. There was enough batter for 2-1b packages of trimmed chicken tenderloins, sliced diagonally as shown. I reheated leftovers by placing the chicken pieces (no sauce) on a cookie sheet and baking them at 450F for 8-10 min. Left overs were even crispier, the chicken was still really moist too. My family is thrilled! Thank you for your time and effort in making your videos. I liked, subscribed and shared!

[@chyquestapritchard3026]

i love your personality, thank you your secet.

[@sarhmax6472]

I love this video!

[@grahamcairney6054]

Definitely going to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@marthacastanon3059]

OMG!! I made it for my entire family and they love it, thank you for reveal your secret. it was sooo DELICIOUS!!!! I'll definitely make it again:)

[@nar_nar_559]

The best recipe ever!!! I did it, and that's what I was looking for! It looks very restraint version, my friends liked it very much! So I was proud of my cooking because of you! Thank you so much )))

[@moneyinvestingwithvandi7727]

Wow, nice recipe

[@suer6103]

I am definitely trying this tomoro! I am so glad u specified about not putting the sauce on the chicken!! So many recipes I've looked at fry the chicken to just brown & crisp it & then they say to put it in the oven with the sauce poured over & bake for about an hour. My mind screeched at every recipe, "but wouldn't that make the chicken soggy when it was finished?!?" I'd read the comments, fully expecting them to talk about the chicken being soggy but surprisingly 99.9% of them just said how good it was! I couldn't believe it! Who wants soggy chicken balls?? I mean, that's what we're all striving for with these recipes, chicken balls like you get in the restaurants, right? When are they ever served soggy? They're not! Common sense tells us if you put a crispy battered item in a wet sauce it is going to be soggy!! So u saved my brain from meltdown by posting this video, especially with your comments!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Now if only all those 'cooks' could see this!

[@PerfectlyImperfect7585]

I tried your recipe and let me just say AMAZING !!!! Thank you so much my family and I absolutely love it

[@esau1998]

This was one of the first dishes I cooked with my boyfriend. We make this at least twice a month!!! Thank you so much

[@nambypamby2147]

I tried a different sweet and sour recipe before, it was really good, but it wasn't like going to the restaurant. This one tasts EXACTLY like the restaurant! Fantastic!

[@nambypamby2147]

Update: the sweet and sour sauce was better today than it was yesterday. I didn't think that was possible, wow!

[@ericfoster3636]

I just wanted to say , "Thank You"! This is perfection!!

[@roslynegould]

I've just cooked this and I must say its the nicest Sweet and Sour Chicken I have tasted, Thank you Art of Cooking I'll be making this again x

[@arnoldsands1610]

Definitely, thought food porn when he described the crispiness.

[@LostSoul6318.]

Juicy & moist lol

[@benrichards8166]

I'll add to all the positive reviews. This recipe is so simple and my family demands this now. The breading was crunchy and the chicken was juicy. One of the best recipes I've found.

[@Momzie808]

Great recipe, love the tips too!

[@MarcAmengual]

3:00 AM watching this

[@mercenarygary1]

3:44 lol

[@Kimmerz70]

@@mercenarygary1 4:33am

[@Haleyshusband]

11:59

[@tinkerbell1129mew]

My mouth is watering right now!!! I love sweet and sour chicken/pork!!!!

[@dmh2000]

Best recipe

[@catboyzee]

Wow, looks incredible. Thanks for sharing these secrets.

[@MyRobbeautiful]

I made this lastnight for my family and OMG, it was amazing. Im gonna make the honey chicken next. Thank you!

[@rajalakshmilakshmi9372]

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[@snailnslug3]

@@scottiedunnavan3834 what about me though?

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Jon Boll You must totally be incompetent at cooking if you think this is "a lot of hard work". Also, what @the truth said. LOL!

[@youllbeblessed]

Which batter is better?

[@obviouslygatty]

came out prefect. I'm going to try it with shrimp.

[@thatsatastybite]

it was fun watching.. ☺

[@daryakozh]

don't ever take this video down. Made this today and it was 100/10, best chicken I've ever cooked. Thank you🫂♥️♥️♥️

[@classifiesconfidential4330]

9:09 "I'm sure you want to take a bite of that juicy, juicy chicken, don't you?"

[@Tridentus]

Bedroom talk needs more work. haha

[@martin-mmk3399]

@@Tridentus hahahaha

[@phaganators]

I did until I saw the bandaid 🩹

[@mike81399]

Made this, turned out better than any of the local places 💪

[@janeevanz]

I was looking for this video on my feed of like collection because it is the OG not those other videos.! THIS IS IT! 2023-2024 wanted to make some Chinese food!🎉

[@hpdelapore2527]

Made this recipe yesterday. It was DELICIOUS. I even doubled up on everything and it came out perfectly. 10/10 will make this again.

[@kmendiola5897]

I just made this today 03/2019 and I am amazed how good it is! Usually at Chinese restaurant it’s tasteless but this is full of flavor and the chicken is definitely moist! This is now gonna be my TO-GO recipe! Thank You!

[@rachs57]

This recipe is PERFECTION! set up your batter ingredients, I used a single bowl and mixed everything about an hour before cooking EXCEPT I added the baking powder right before frying. Make sure your oil is hot, for both frys. I have enough for a 2nd dinner and will make white rice and pretend I ordered in🤣 DELICIOUS, WORTH EVERY MINUTE.

[@sandrarodriguez6931]

That chicken look so delicious 😋 thanks

[@johnellem.656]

I am sorry, but this is most authentic tasting sweet and sour chicken IN MY OPINION. Thank you for keeping this lovely recipe up on youtube. Honestly, I would love to invest in a cook book from your recipes. The other blogs, vids, and Food network need to take notes.

[@Meg_Lovegood]

That beginning is perfect, hate when people over do a great ideal

[@poppypocket8732]

This looks exactly how my local take away up the road cooks this recipe. Now I'm going try it at home. Thank you. :)

[@Tsaunders1307]

+Poppy Pocket How did it workout?

[@freemind6660]

Did it work out?

[@fireonsigh9768]

It looks like it exactly!!!!!!!

[@bevrobinson9505]

That looks soooooo yummy. Will be trying very soon. Thanks, oh the orange tea comment is a must try also.

[@quineseadelle739]

Great recipe !!

[@arlenevillareal2292]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Sooooo DELISH!!!! This is absolutely AMAZING. The batter is crunchy and the chicken perfectly cooked and tender. Had some left over batter and used it with some jumbo shrimp ohhhhh dam INCREDIBLE Thank You for sharing🤗

[@ly5585]

great，the Chinese chef always hide their recipes and never improve anything, but this guy is great, he will do better in the future

[@jamesbond6148]

Fool!! Chinese chef has secretly improved..that western just 1/2 of it

[@shawnte2040]

That was fascinating! Thanks for sharing 👍

[@1John5-13-Lisa]

Yummy!!! Thanks for sharing

[@xstarlitdreamsx]

I made this for dinner tonight and it came out amazing.