Chinese Recipe Was A SUCCESS!!!

I tried to make chinese a couple of months ago for Josh and it was an epic fail... I did not use a recipe and I was trying to make it "healthier" so I didn't bread the chicken or fry it and I did not fry the rice. I can't say any more. It is too painful of a memory ok?!!

Well after realizing weeks later that I am not Chinese and don't know why I ever thought I could make it without some recipe guidance, I decided to try again! I found a recipe on Pinterest for easy fried rice and sweet and sour chicken so I sucked it up and gave it my best shot.

All I can say is that it was..... Ahhhhh-MAZING!!! I am pretty sure I heard angels singing! Or maybe it was just Josh...

Take my word for it when I say "YOU MUST MAKE THIS!!!" Your husband or significant other will LOVE you forever:)

Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken and Fried Rice

The chicken coating:

3-4 boneless chicken breasts

salt + pepper

1 cup cornstarch

2 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup canola oil

The sweet and sour sauce:

3/4 cup sugar

4 tbs ketchup

1/2 cup vinegar

1 tbs soy sauce

1 tsp garlic salt

       Start by preheating your oven to 325 degrees. Rinse your chicken breasts in water and then cut into cubes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Dip chicken into the cornstarch to coat then dip into the eggs.  Heat your 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet and cook your chicken until browned but not cooked through. Place the chicken in a 9x13 greased baking dish. Mix all of your sweet and sour sauce ingredients in a bowl with a whisk and then pour evenly over the chicken. Bake for one hour and during the baking process you will need to turn the chicken every 15 minutes.  

Fried Rice                                                                                             

3 cups cooked white rice

3 tbs sesame oil

1 cup frozen peas and carrots (thawed)

1 small onion, chopped

2 tsp minced garlic

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1/4 cup soy sauce

      On medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok.  Add the peas/carrots mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender. Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side, then pour your eggs on the other side of skillet and stir fry until scrambled. Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well. Stir fry until thoroughly heated!