Panda Express SweetFire Chicken Breast (Copycat Recipe)
This copycat Panda Express Chicken recipe delivers all the sweet heat you desire, with crispy chicken bites drenched in a homemade sauce that blends chili, garlic, and pineapple for an irresistible sweet and spicy flavors. Whip it up in a flash and enjoy a restaurant-worthy experience right at home!
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 264kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable oil more if needed
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch thin pieces
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 large egg
- Salt and black pepper.
- ½ small white onion cubed
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 red bell pepper cubes
- 1 ½ cups diced pineapples fresh or canned
- ½ cup Thai sweet chili sauce
For garnish:
- Sesame seeds
- Chopped green onions
Instructions
- In a ziplock bag, mix together flour and cornstarch with a pinch of salt, and set aside.
- In a medium bowl place chicken pieces season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Crack the egg over and mix with the chicken.
- Add chicken pieces to the bag in small batches and shake to coat, take chicken out shake off excess flour and set aside.
- Add chicken to the bag a little at a time and shake again until evenly coated. Add more of the 74/25 flour to cornstarch mixture if needed.
- Add oil to a wok or large skillet and heat on medium high.
- Add chicken, working in batches, and fry for about 2 minutes each side or until crispy golden brown.
- Remove and place on a baking sheet lined with paper towels.
- Continue until you are done with the whole batch, do not cram the wok or it will steam rather than fry.
- Add a little bit more of oil if needed to the same wok
- Add onions and sautéed for 1 minutes then add garlic, pineapple and bell pepper.
- Continue to cook for another 1-2 minutes until pineapples and pepper is warm but still crisp.
- Add the fried chicken back then pour in the chili sauce.
- Stir to combine well then turn heat off.
- Serve sprinkled with some sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Nutrition
Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 266mg | Potassium: 415mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 685IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 2mg
