After trying this Air Fryer Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe, you'll never want takeout again. It has a strong flavor and is ready in 20 minutes.
Making a recipe for sweet and sour chicken from scratch can be intimidating, but this recipe makes it a breeze. This recipe uses pineapple juice instead of ketchup to give it the tang you know and love in the sauce.
Whether you're new to air frying or a seasoned pro, this is a recipe you can master the first time and serve with stir-fried vegetables and rice.
Air fryer Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Category
Main Dish
Servings
2
Prep Time
5 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Calories
702
After trying this Air Fryer Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe, you'll never want takeout again. It has a strong flavor and is ready in 20 minutes.
Making a recipe for sweet and sour chicken from scratch can be intimidating, but this recipe makes it a breeze. This recipe uses pineapple juice instead of ketchup to give it the tang you know and love in the sauce.
Whether you're new to air frying or a seasoned pro, this is a recipe you can master the first time and serve with stir-fried vegetables and rice.
Author:Hazel Fabro
Ingredients
1 pound chicken breasts, cut into 2-inch chunks
4 tbsp cornstarch
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp water
1/4 cup pineapple chunks
Directions
Preheat Temp: 400°F Time: 3 Min
Mix the chicken and cornstarch then toss together until well coated.
Air fry at 400°F for 8 minutes.
Flip halfway through cooking
Let's prepare the sweet and sour sauce
Mix pineapple juice, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, and ginger. Then simmer for 5 minutes and stir occasionally.
In a medium bowl, mix cornstarch and water.
Add the cornstarch mixture to the sweet and sour sauce
Add pineapple chunks and simmer for 1 more minute
Combine chicken and sauce together until well coated
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1
- per serving
- Calories
- 702
- Saturated Fat
- 2 grams
- Trans Fat
- 0 grams
- Unsaturated Fat
- 5 grams
- Cholesterol
- 193 milligrams
- Sodium
- 624 milligrams
- Carbs
- 81 grams
- Fiber
- 1 grams
- Sugar
- 61 grams
- Protein
- 72 grams