Best 6 Pollo Agridulce Sweet And Spicy Chicken Recipes

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"Pollo agridulce", known as sweet and spicy chicken, tantalizes taste buds with its harmonious fusion of sweet and savory flavors. Originating from the culinary traditions of China, this delectable dish has captured the hearts of food enthusiasts worldwide, becoming a popular offering in restaurants and home kitchens alike. If you're seeking a culinary adventure or simply want to expand your repertoire of delightful meals, "pollo agridulce" stands as an exceptional choice, sure to leave a lasting impression on your palate. This guide will take you through the necessary steps to create this exquisite dish, providing insights into selecting the right ingredients, understanding the cooking techniques involved, and exploring variations that cater to diverse preferences. Prepare to embark on a flavorful journey as we delve into the art of crafting "pollo agridulce" and unlock the secrets to creating a truly unforgettable meal.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN



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Instead of deep-frying chunks of chicken, this streamlined take on an American Chinese restaurant favorite opts for stir-frying it. Sweetness comes from pineapple chunks and juice, plus a touch of brown sugar, while rice wine vinegar delivers that pleasing sour punch.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 boneless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained with 1/2 cup reserved juice
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup chicken broth
4 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with 4 teaspoons water
Cooked rice, for serving

Steps:

  • In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season chicken strips with salt and pepper and add to pan. Brown chicken and remove to plate. Add red and green peppers and cook for 1 minute.
  • Stir in pineapple chunks, juice, sugar, vinegar and broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer until sauce begins to reduce. Stir in cornstarch mixture and bring liquid to a simmer. Stir in chicken strips and cook for 5 minutes. Serve over rice.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR-FRY



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Dinner's ready in 30 minutes! Try chicken breasts stir-fried and partnered with a tangy sweet-and-sour sauce.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup Original Bisquick™ mix
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 eggs
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 medium carrots, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices (1 1/2 cups)
1 medium green bell pepper, cut into strips (1 cup)
1 small onion, thinly sliced, separated into rings (1/3 cup)
1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks, drained
1/2 cup sweet-and-sour sauce
Cooked rice, if desired

Steps:

  • In large resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix Bisquick mix and pepper.
  • In medium bowl, beat eggs slightly. Stir in chicken until coated. Using slotted spoon, remove chicken from eggs; place in bag with Bisquick mix. Seal bag; shake bag until chicken is coated.
  • In 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add carrots; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add bell pepper and onion; cook 2 minutes longer, stirring frequently. Remove from skillet.
  • In same skillet, heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Add chicken; cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown on outside and no longer pink in center. Add vegetables; cook about 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until hot. Stir in pineapple and sweet-and-sour sauce; cook until hot. Serve over cooked rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 380, Carbohydrate 35 g, Cholesterol 115 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 21 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 410 mg, Sugar 19 g, TransFat 1 g

POLLO AGRODOLCE (VENETIAN SWEET-AND-SOUR CHICKEN)



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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

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar, plus
6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup olive oil, plus
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 (8 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
4 teaspoons unsalted butter
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
2 medium red bell peppers, julienned
6 white button mushrooms, theinly sliced
1/4 cup golden raisin
1/4 cup dark raisin
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 cup sweet vermouth
chicken stock, as needed

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)



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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

3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups chopped onions
5 garlic cloves, mashed with 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 lbs chicken thighs, skinned, boned, and cut into bite-size pieces
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup ripe mango, chunks
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes (to taste)
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

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

MY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN (POLLO AL AGRIDULCE)



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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

3 large boneless/skinless chicken breasts cut into strips or pieces
2 large green and red bell peppers cut into bite sized pieces (two peppers)
1 cup(s) of fresh snow pea pods
2 large carrots sliced very thin
1 large sweet onion sliced not to thin
1 can(s) baby ears of corn, drained of all water
3 large cloves of garlic mashed or put through the garlic press
3 slice(s) fresh sweet pinapple cut into pieces or large can pinapple slices reserve juice
1/2 cup(s) corn starch to coat chicken pieces
1/4 cup(s) soy sauce
- ~~sweet & sour sauce~~
1/2 cup(s) reserved pinapple juice
1 can(s) mandarin orange segments (reserve juice)
1/4 cup(s) granulated sugar
1/4 cup(s) balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
4 dash(es) red food colloring
2 tablespoon(s) corn starch
1/4 cup(s) cold water
3/4 cup(s) peanut oil or canola oil for frying chicken and vegetables

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.

SWEET AND SPICY CHICKEN



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Make and share this Sweet and Spicy Chicken recipe from Food.com.

Provided by weekend cooker

Categories     Chicken Thigh & Leg

Time 6h15m

Yield 4 chicken, 4-5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 lbs chicken thighs
3/4 cup chili sauce
1/2 cup spicy barbecue sauce
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 (1 1/3 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon peanut oil

Steps:

  • Spray a 5 quart slow cooker with vegetable oil, and arrange chicken pieces in bottom of cooker.
  • Combine chili sauce, brown sugar, dry onion soup mix, cayenne pepper, barbecue sauce, peanut oil, and 1/4 cup of water in a large bowl, and spoon over chicken.
  • Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours.
  • Serve over hot, cooked rice.

Tips:

  • To make the chicken extra crispy, double-coat it in the cornstarch mixture before frying.
  • If you don't have rice vinegar, you can substitute white vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
  • For a spicier dish, add more cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to the sauce.
  • Serve with steamed rice, noodles, or stir-fried vegetables.

Conclusion:

Sweet and spicy chicken is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a quick weeknight meal. The chicken is crispy and flavorful, and the sauce is sweet, spicy, and tangy. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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