SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

This recipe was given to me by my sister-in-law Nina. She got it from her friend Jill. Thanks Nina and Jill because this is so good. It's really not that hard and just takes time. I'm sure after a while a person could get really fast at this. It is messy to make but very worth it.

Ingredients:
4 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
white flour
4-5 eggs (may need more if you want to use more chicken)
any kind of cooking oil

Sauce Ingredients:
1 C sugar
1/2 C white vinegar
4 T ketchup
2 T soy sauce
2 tsp salt (it calls for this but I suggest not using it, soy sauce has PLENTY of salt)

Directions:

Mix the sauce beforehand and put to the side. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In two separate bowls, put flour and eggs. I usually start out with three eggs in a bowl and then add more as I need them. Whisk the eggs and put the bowls to the side. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces. Put oil in frying pan and put on the burner at a little higher than medium heat. Wait until pan heats up. Grab a handful of chicken pieces and put them in the flour. Make sure the chicken is completely coated, then put it in the egg. Carefully put the pieces in the pan, the oil will splatter more if you drop it in. Using the not eggy hand, turn and cook the chicken pieces until golden brown. Put in a glass baking pan and keep doing that until all the chicken is browned. Now mix the sauce again because the sugar will have settled and pour over the chicken. Bake, uncovered, in the oven for 25-30 minutes, stirring halfway through baking. Serve with rice and vegetables.

* I used 5 chicken breasts and used a 9 x 13 glass baking pan. It was the perfect size.