Sweet & Sour Chicken | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the chicken:***
• 1 pound chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
• 3/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup oil, plus more as needed, for frying
• ***For the sweet & sour sauce:***
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ***For the garnish:***
• sesame seeds, optional, for garnish
• green onions, optional, chopped, for garnish