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Sweet and sour chicken

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Sweet and sour chicken
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsChicken, sauce

Sweet and sour chicken is an American Chinese food. It is made out of fried, battered chicken covered with sauce.[1] The sauce was invented by Chinese chefs in the United States of America in the 1800s.[2]

Ingredients

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Sweet and sour chicken is made covering chicken pieces in batter and deep frying them. The cooked chicken is covered in "sweet and sour sauce". This sauce usually includes canned pineapple juice, vinegar, ketchup and spices.[1] Other versions of sweet and sour chicken are eaten around the world, especially in Asia.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sweet & Sour Chicken Vs General Tso: Everything You Need To Know". Mashed.
  2. "How sweet and sour sauce became a staple of Chinese American cuisine". Tasting Table.
  3. "The multicultural origins of sweet and sour chicken". Mashed.