Chinese-Style Chicken Balls With Sweet and Sour Sauce Recipe

How to make it

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• Directions:
• Drain the pineapple, reserve the juice for later.
• To make the SWEET and SOUR SAUCE:
• In a saucepan combine sugar, tomatoes, vinegar, onion, green pepper, soy sauce, ginger and pineapple; simmer for 20 minutes.
• In a bowl, whisk/combine the cornstarch with the reserved pineapple juice until smooth, and add to the tomato mixture.
• Bring to a boil and then turn down to a simmer for about 2 minutes, or until thickened.
• Remove from heat; set aside to cool.
• To make the CHICKEN BALLS:
• in a bowl combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and water until smooth.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or Dutch oven to 375 degrees.
• Dip the chicken pieces into the batter, then drop in hot oil and fry until golden and the juices run clear (about 5 minutes).
• Remove from grease and place on a paper towel.
• Sprinkle with seasoning salt immediately after frying. (opitional)
• Serve immediately with sweet and sour sauce.
• *NOTE:
• Here are a (4 Extra) Sweet and Sour Recipes.
• 1. Sweet and Sour Sauce
• 1/3 cup white or rice vinegar (Note: rice vinegar gives better results)
• 4 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 4 teaspoons water
• Mix the vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, and soy sauce together and bring to a boil in a small pot. Mix together the cornstarch and water, add to the other ingredients and stir to thicken.
• (If desired, you can add 1 green pepper, cut into chunks, and pineapple chunks as desired after adding the cornstarch. For a thicker sauce, increase the cornstarch to 4 teaspoons while keeping the water constant.)
• 2. SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. white vinegar
• 1/4 c. pineapple juice
• 2 tsp. soy sauce
• 1/4 c. water
• Combine ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer gently 5 minutes, remove from heat. Serve immediately or store in refrigerator and serve cold.
• 3. Pineapple Sweet and Sour Sauce
• Juice from a 4 oz can of pineapple chunks or rings
• ¼ cup of tomato ketchup
• ¼ cup of distilled white vinegar
• ¼ cup of brown sugar
• 1½ tbsp of cornstarch
• 1 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp of garlic powder
• ¼ tsp of mustard powder
• ½ tsp of ground ginger
• Place all of the above ingredients together in a saucepan.
• Mix together and cook over a medium-high heat, stirring continuously, until the sauce comes together and thickens.
• 4. Thick Sweet and Sour Sauce for Dipping
• Ingredients
• ½ cup of chicken stock
• 4 tbsp of white vinegar
• 4 tbsp of brown sugar
• 2 tbsp of soy sauce
• 1 tbsp of tomato ketchup
• 1 tbsp of cornstarch mixed with 3 tbsp of water
• Method:
• Mix the cornstarch together with the water until fully dissolved. Set aside.
• Place the remaining ingredients into a saucepan.
• Mix together and heat over a medium flame. Bring to the boil, stirring constantly.
• Once the sauce begins to boil, reduce the heat and add the cornstarch mixture whilst stirring continuously.
• Continue to simmer for several minutes until the sauce thickens.
• Serve with deep-fried prawns, chicken or pork balls in batter.
• 6-7 dozen yield
• 8 Servings