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Mandarin Chicken (Sweet and Sour Chicken)
This sweet and sour chicken recipe is outstanding. It is a popular Chinese dish with the added bonus of being homemade!
Ingredients
| 3 lb frying chicken | 3 tablespoon white vinegar | |
| 1 1/2 teaspoon peanut oil | 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar | |
| 1/2 onion, diced | 1/4 teaspoon salt | |
| 1/2 green bell pepper, diced | 1 tablespoon cornstarch | |
| 3/4 cup catsup | 1/2 cup canned mandarin oranges drained & 6 tablespoons syrup from canned mandarin oranges |
directions
Prep:
1 hour 45 min (105 mins)
Total:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Rinse the chicken and pat dry.
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Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
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Place the chicken skin side down in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
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Bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
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Remove from the oven.
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Drain off the liquid.
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Return the chicken to the oven.
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Bake another 15 minutes.
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Heat the oil in a medium saucepan.
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Add the onion and green bell pepper.
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Sauté until just barely tender, about 3 minutes.
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Add the catsup, vinegar, brown sugar and salt.
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Blend the cornstarch and the syrup from the mandarin oranges.
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Stir into the sauce.
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Cook, stirring steadily, until the sauce thickens and becomes smooth.
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Pour the sauce over the chicken.
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Bake until the chicken is tender, about 10 minutes.
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Add the mandarin oranges.
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Bake until the oranges are heated through, 3-5 minutes.
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