Chicken Breast With Sweet And Sour Sherry Sauce Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast into 2 pieces. Put each chicken piece between sheets of plastic wrap and pound to thin to about 1/4-inch thickness. Alternatively, carefully slice each chicken breast in half horizontally, making thin cutlets.
• In a plate or bowl, combine the flour, ginger, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Dredge chicken pieces in the flour mixture.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet or sauté pan. Brown the chicken for about 4 minutes on each side, until browned and cooked through. Remove to a warm serving platter and keep warm.
• While the chicken is cooking, combine the orange juice, chicken broth, rice vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, ketchup, and sherry or wine, if using. Combine the cornstarch with the 1 tablespoon of water and add to the mixture. Blend well and set aside.
• Add the green onions and garlic to the skillet and cook, stirring, for about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the sauce mixture and continue cooking, stirring, until thickened. Simmer for 1 minute.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken pieces and serve with hot cooked rice or noodles.

CHICKEN BREAST WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR SHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Place a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat for a minute or two. Add the tablespoon of olive oil, then mushrooms and shallots, and turn heat to high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms brown on edges, about 5 minutes.
• Add honey, and stir until it evaporates, less than a minute. Add vinegar, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture is dry, about 2 minutes. Add sherry, and cook, stirring once or twice, until mixture is syrupy and nearly dry, about 5 minutes. Add stock, and cook, stirring once or twice, until mixture thickens slightly, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low; keep warm.
• After adding stock to sauce, sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and grill, broil or saute.
• When chicken is done, season sauce with salt and pepper and strain if you like; stir in remaining olive oil. Serve chicken with sauce spooned over it.

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine flour, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in a shallow dish.
• Roll and coat chicken cubes in flour mixture.
• Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Cook and stir chicken in hot oil until not longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 8 to 10 minutes; remove and set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the same skillet over medium heat.
• Cook and stir celery, green peppers, and onion in heated oil until slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
• Return chicken to the skillet.
• Whisk ketchup, lemon juice, pineapple, and brown sugar in a bowl; pour into the skillet; bring to a boil.
• Cook and stir chicken and vegetables in sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.