Sweet and Sour Chicken

Tonight, I decided to be adventurous and make Laura's favorite Chinese food - Sweet and Sour Chicken. I found a great recipe and tried it out fully expecting it to be underwhelming. It actually turned out really, really good! We both loved it, and I sure this will now go in our normal rotation of dinners. It's easy to make, but can take a long time. So here it is:

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 egg
• 2 cups water
• 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
• 4-5 Large Chicken Breasts

Take the large chicken breasts and cut them up into small 1 inch cubes. Place frying oil in a wok or pot and heat up to 365 degrees. Mix the flour, oil, cornstarch, salt, pepper, egg, and water in a bowl. Dip each cube of chicken in the batter , making sure it is fully covered, then place in hot oil. Fry until golden brown. Take out and place on a cooling rack. Serve with your favorite Sweet and Sour Sauce.

This recipe also makes really good and much more healthy chicken nuggets. Way better than fast food or freezer nuggets. Just leave out the sweet and sour sauce.