"My Sweet and Sour Chicken Pollo al Agridulce" is a delicious and versatile dish that combines the classic flavors of sweet and sour with the savory goodness of chicken. This dish is sure to impress your friends and family, and it's so easy to make that even a beginner cook can handle it. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a meal that will satisfy everyone at the table.
Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!
POLLO AGRODOLCE (VENETIAN SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN)
This is my favorite dish from Bar Italia in St. Louis. I have been looking for this recipe forever and finally found it in a local newspaper.
Provided by Lorianne1
Categories Chicken
Time 4h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Mix cloves, zest, 1/2 cup vinegar, mint, 1/4 cup oil, salt, pepper in a bowl.
- Add chicken to bowl and marinate in refrigerator 3 hours or overnight.
- Drain chicken and discard marinade Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add remaining oil and butter.
- When butter melts, add onion, peppers, and mushrooms.
- Saute until vegetables start to brown (about 4 min).
- Using tongs or a slotted spoon, transfer vegetables to a bowl; keep warm.
- Add chicken to skillet, with what was the skin side down; sear lightly.
- Turn chicken, add raisins and pine nuts, and cook 1-2 minutes, until pine nuts begin to brown.
- Add remaining 6 Tbsp of vinegar and vermouth; bring to a simmer.
- Season lightly with salt, then reduce heat to medium.
- Cook until chicken is just done and sauce is reduced to the consistency of a light syrup.
- If sauce is thick when chicken is done, add small ladlefuls of chicken stock.
- If the sauce is too thin when the chicken is done, remove chicken and continue to reduce sauce.
- When the sauce is the correct consistency, stir in vegetables and add salt if needed.
- Turn chicken pieces over to coat with sauce, then arrange on plate and spoon vegetables and sauce over chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 649.6, Fat 33.9, SaturatedFat 6.7, Cholesterol 155.3, Sodium 575.4, Carbohydrate 32.5, Fiber 3.2, Sugar 23.6, Protein 52
POLLO AGRIDULCE (SWEET AND SPICY CHICKEN)
Make and share this Pollo Agridulce (Sweet and Spicy Chicken) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oil and butter over medium heat in a big skillet; stir/sauté onion until translucent.
- Add in garlic and chicken; continue sautéing, stirring constantly, until the chicken is lightly browned.
- Add in brown sugar, mango, ginger, cumin, and red pepper flakes; cover and simmer over med-low heat until the chicken is cooked through, 5-10 minutes.
- Toss in the cilantro during the last minute or two.
- Serve hot over cooked rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 647.8, Fat 45.1, SaturatedFat 14.4, Cholesterol 166.2, Sodium 202.4, Carbohydrate 30.4, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 22.9, Protein 30.9
CHICKEN AGRODOLCE (AN ITALIAN SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN)
This is such a unique Italian chicken dish. Chicken breasts are briefly sauteed, then simmered in a sauce of honey, balsamic vinegar, wine, orange and lemon juice. Toss in a few toasted pignoli, and you've got a quick and delicious dinner with risotto or cappellini.
Provided by EdsGirlAngie
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 1h10m
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large plastic bag, combine flour and chicken breasts, toss to coat.
- In a large skillet, saute floured chicken breasts in olive oil with the whole garlic, bay leaves and allspice berries until chicken is browned.
- Remove chicken to a plate.
- To the skillet, add honey, vinegar and wine; cook to reduce slightly, about 10 minutes on medium-high heat.
- Return chicken to skillet, add orange and lemon juices, salt and pepper, and cook about another 20 minutes or until chicken is done and sauce is reduced slightly.
- Remove garlic, bay leaves and allspice berries from sauce.
- Add pignoli and heat through, another 5 minutes or so.
- Delicious with angel hair pasta or a nice risotto.
SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN III
This version of the Asian-style favorite includes carrots, bell pepper, garlic and pineapple. The requisite soy sauce and vinegar add the sour to the sweet, and voila! Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.
Provided by VINEYIS
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 20m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Brown chicken in oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add green bell pepper, red bell pepper, carrot and garlic and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and soy sauce and mix together; pour mixture into the skillet, along with the pineapple and liquid, vinegar, sugar and ginger. Stir together and bring to a full boil.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 259.1 calories, Carbohydrate 19.9 g, Cholesterol 58.5 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 23.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 603 mg, Sugar 13.9 g
MY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN (POLLO AL AGRIDULCE)
This is my version of Sweet and Sour Chicken. I love Chinese food I decided to make this dish one day. I love to put a lot of fresh crispy vegetables in my chicken dish. I serve along with fluffy white rice. Enjoy
Provided by Juliann Esquivel @Juliann
Categories Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Cut chicken breasts in strips then cut strips in half. Put into a bowl and pour soy sauce over chicken mix well so all the chicken gets coated with soy sauce. Next coat chicken with the corn starch you may need a little more then half a cup. Set aside
- Next heat up a wok or a large skillet, make sure it is very hot. add about 1/4 cup oil and begin to fry your chicken pieces in batches. Fry until they are golden on all sides. Do all of your chicken like this. Remove to a seperate pan platter
- In your wok or fry pan add a little oil and begin stir frying your veggies, first the carrots,then remove, add a little oil then the peppers, then remove, add a little more oil then the onions, then remove. add a little more oil and stir fry the snow peas and baby corn. Making sure to fry each veggie about two minutes each excet the carrots. I stir fry them a total of 3 minutes. You want your veggies crispy fried not limp. Each time removing to a seperate pan with the other veggies; until you have all the vegetables stir fried and all in a pan together. Next add a little more oil and fry your garlic until fragarant and add your pinapple and lightly stir fry about one minute, now put all the vegetables back into the wok together or fry pan and give a little stir fry again mixing all the vegetables together. At this time I add a sprinkle of garlic powder because we love garlic and just a little salt. Fry one about one minute more. remove all the vegetables to a seperate pan.
- Sweet & Sour sauce, in a sauce pan or your wok pour the reserved pinapple juice and mandarin juice, add the sugar, vinegar, lemon juice and four dashes of red food coloring with a wisk mix everything until the sugar has melted. Mix your corn starch with the 1/4 cup cold water and make a slurry, por into the pinapple juice and wisk until nice and thick. I like to add a little soy sauce to this sweet and sour sauce but that is optional.
- Now mix your fried chicken pieces with the vegetables and pour the sweet and sour sauce over everything mix well season with a little salt and serve with white rice. Enjoy.
Tips:
- Mise en place: Before you start cooking, make sure you have all your ingredients and equipment ready. This will help you stay organized and avoid scrambling during the cooking process.
- Use fresh ingredients: Fresh ingredients will give your dish the best flavor. If possible, use organic or locally sourced ingredients.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: When frying the chicken, don't overcrowd the pan. This will prevent the chicken from cooking evenly and will make it more likely to stick to the pan.
- Use a cornstarch slurry: A cornstarch slurry is a mixture of cornstarch and water that is used to thicken the sauce. Make sure to stir the slurry constantly while adding it to the sauce to prevent it from clumping.
- Serve immediately: Sweet and sour chicken is best served immediately after it is cooked. The sauce will thicken as it cools, so if you wait too long to serve it, the dish will not be as good.
Conclusion:
Sweet and sour chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a restaurant-quality dish that your family and friends will love. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dinner idea, give sweet and sour chicken a try!
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