Chicken in sweet and sour marinade
4 servings
60 minutes
Chicken in sweet and sour marinade is a vibrant dish of Chinese cuisine that impresses with its harmony of flavors. The marinade combines white dry wine, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, and citrus fruits to give the meat a rich aroma and delicate sweet-sour note. As a result, the chicken is tender inside and appetizingly golden outside. This dish pairs excellently with rice or noodles, highlighting the traditional flavors of Eastern gastronomy. Historically, sweet and sour sauces are widely used in Chinese cuisine where flavor balance plays an important role. Sesame seeds and carrots added at the final cooking stage provide additional texture and flavor nuance to the dish. An ideal choice for those who appreciate a refined combination of sweetness, acidity, and spiciness.
1
Wash the chicken, remove the skin (if desired), cut into portions.
- Chicken: 1 piece
2
Prepare the marinade: wine, soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, citrus juice and zest, peppers (not packaged but freshly ground).
- Dry white wine: 0.5 glass
- Soy sauce: 0.5 glass
- Garlic: 5 clove
- Liquid honey: 3 tablespoons
- Grated ginger: 1 tablespoon
- Lemon: 1 piece
- Oranges: 1 piece
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
3
Thoroughly mix the chicken with the marinade and leave it in the refrigerator for an hour (longer is fine).
- Chicken: 1 piece
4
Drain the marinade and strain it.
5
Add 1 tsp of salt, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until reduced by half. Fry the chicken in vegetable oil until golden brown.
- Salt: to taste
- Vegetable oil: to taste
- Chicken: 1 piece
6
Add carrots and sesame seeds 10 minutes before the end of frying.
- Chicken: 1 piece
- Salt: to taste
- Vegetable oil: to taste
7
Serve the chicken with the reduced marinade and your favorite side dish.