Sweet and Sour Chicken - PinoyBites

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
• ⅓ cup ketchup
• ⅓ cup pineapple juice (from the canned pineapple chunks* or water)
• ¼ cup vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon grated ginger
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• A pinch of ground black pepper
• 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs (cut into 1 inch cubes/squares)
• 1 large egg (beaten)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup cornstarch
• ½ cup all purpose flour
• 1 red or green bell pepper (cut into 1 inch squares)
• 1 medium onion (cut into 1 inch squares)
• 1 carrot (sliced into 1 cm disks)
• 1 cup canned pineapple chunks (drained and liquid reserved for the sauce*)
• 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 1 ½ tablespoons water (to thicken sauce)
• Canola oil (for frying)