Fried Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups water (divided)
• 1 8 ounce can pineapple chunks, drained (juice reserved)
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup distilled white vinegar
• 2 drops orange food color
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• 2 ¼ cups self-rising flour
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 ½ cups water
• 8 skinless (boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch cubes)
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• 2 green bell pepper (cut into 1 inch pieces)