Is this the best Sweet and Sour Chicken Hong Kong (Cantonese) Style you will ever taste!?!?

Sweet and Sour Chicken Hong Kong Style or Cantonese Style is possibly one of the most popular dishes ordered from Chinese restaurants and takeaways. But often the sweet and sour sauce is so sweet that all you can taste is the sugar.

This recipe unlocks the secrets to making a sauce with real depth and flavour on top of the classic sweet/sour combination. The crunchy coating, the crisp chunks of peppers and onion really is mouth watering! Best of all, it's really easy to do and all the ingredients are readily available.

Served with a simple steamed or egg fried rice, it's obvious why this delicious, crispy dish is one of the most popular Chinese meal.

For 2 people you will need:

2 chicken breasts
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 egg
200g cornflour
A little water
A good pinch of salt and pepper
1-1.5 litres of cooking oil for deep frying

For the sweet and sour sauce you will need:

The juice from half a lemon
4 tbsp vinegar - malt or black
4 tbsp ketchup
4 tbsp sugar
1/2 green pepper
1/2 an onion
1cm cube of ginger, finely chopped
A small tin of pineapple cubes (optional)
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp of water to thicken

[lornapowell]

Thank you for your prompt and kind response to my comment. I've just made your sweet n sour chicken, and shared with a neighbour. It is truly amazing. We both thoroughly it.
Thank you.

[ferlandpetrus]

I've watched about 10 recipes online looking for the recipe that I'm gonna prepare! And yours is the one! Tomorrow's the day I do this thing. Can't wait. Thank you, I think you've the best recipe out of all ten I watched.

[lornapowell]

Watching from Cpe Town, about to go into the kitchen to do it YOUR way, which I fancy, rather than the many other recipes that Ive watched.
Special thank you, for using the mais en place method, and your matter of fact, casual, easy manner, thus making the watching so very pleasurable .
Bless you ❤

[williamwilson]

I made this recipe and my wife said it was the best sweet and sour she has ever had. Especially the crispy chicken. Thank you so much.

[Mister_Holdsworth]

I found a YT recipe similar to yours about 2 months ago and have cooked it about 9 times now. In mine, you blanche the capsicum & pineapple (I also add carrot & onion) first and you mix the sauce in a bowl before adding both the vegies & chicken or pork in together. Yours seems a bit easier as it utilises the frypan instead of the blanching pan so I will try your method tonight. The fact yours is close to the one I love tells me you really know how to cook good food. Thanks for sharing.

[wickedwitch]

Just made this and it was amazing . Love the step by step instructions, they make life so much easier .

[MrsM]

I just made it exactly as you said and it was delicious. Thank you

[bds]

I made this tonight! Thank you for this walkthrough of the recipe. It tasted beautiful!

[OregonRich]

Great video! Thank you! We just made this tonight and it was fantastic!

[hnlcontracting]

Great video Lau!!! This is my first time seeing one of your vids and I can tell already that you can teach me a lot! Thank you!

[sheepunit]

looked amazing ..im a huge fan of your sweet n sour pork balls although i used chicken, the batter is perfect...i will be trying this cantonese style...lovely stuff

[chocoqueen]

Interesting way of cooking. I really enjoyed this tutorial! Voice is so smoothing too!

[johnf]

Very good recipe. The crispy coating is simple & delicious: )

[vickyst]

I did this last night and it was fantastic! Il be watching more of your vids for recipes thank you 😃

[dracomalfoy]

I always use this and it’s so good comes out amazing everytime and everyone who’s tried it says how nice and yummy it is :) thank you for sharing your talent

[crissala]

I just made this for supper! The sauce is awesome! I didn't have a lemon and used orange juice instead, but I will try this with lemon soon. 2 thumbs up!

[Ginge]

Thank you for your showing us beginners to cooking this fresh!! Nev

[annieruok]

It's taken me ages to find a good tutorial for sweet and sour chicken. I chose you haha! Eating it as I write. It's delicious!

[MelissaJoynes]

Made this last night and will be making again. The water trick worked a treat really did make a difference. The sauce is so easy to make and tastes amazing in fact put this dish in a foil container & anybody would think it came straight from the chinese takeaway.👍

[jjsmallpiece]

Excellent recipe, tried it tonight. Great taste and flavour.