Tender & Juicy, Sweet and Sour Chicken Breast

• 1 Chicken breast
• 150 grams Lotus root
• 2 Onions
• 1/2 Red bell pepper
• 1 clove Garlic
• 1 piece Ginger
• 1 Vegetable oil
• 1 Katakuriko
• 100 ml Water ( for steam-frying)
• 2 tsp Sugar (beet sugar or cane sugar)
• 1 tbsp Sake
• 2 tbsp Ketchup
• 1 tbsp Vinegar
• 1 tsp Oyster sauce
• 1 heaping tablespoon Chicken soup stock granules (additive-free)
• 1 dash Garlic powder
• 1 dash Pepper
• 150 ml Water

1. Slice the chicken breast diagonally into bite-sized pieces, rub the ingredients into the chicken, and set aside for 10 minutes.
2. Combine the ingredients and stir until the chicken soup stock granules dissolve.
3. Cut the lotus root into bite-sized pieces, soak in water with a small amount of vinegar (not listed in the ingredients list) added, and drain.
4. Also cut the onions and red bell pepper into bite-sized pieces and finely chop the garlic and ginger.
5. Roll up each piece of chicken, squeeze them in your hands to retain their shapes, and coat them with katakuriko.
6. Add plenty of vegetable oil in a pan and cook them until golden brown.
7. Add the lotus root from Step 3 and water for steam-frying into the pan, cover, and shake the pan from time to time as you steam-fry until the lotus root is cooked through.
8. Add the garlic and ginger, once it's fragrant, add the onions and red bell pepper, and stir-fry until everything is evenly coated with vegetable oil.
9. Pour in the combined ingredients into the pan and simmer for a while.
10. Once the moisture evaporates and the sauce thickens, it's done.
11. I recommend "Youlinji - Chinese Deep Fried Chicken with Sweet and Sour Sauce"too.
12. Use the same pre-seasoning ingredients and drizzle on a fragrant and delicious sauce on top.
13. I also recommend "Yuzu Pepper Chicken Breast Karaage".
14. The fried chicken is moist, crispy, and juicy.

chicken, lotus root, onions, red bell pepper, clove garlic, ginger, vegetable oil, katakuriko, water, sugar, sake, ketchup, vinegar, oyster sauce, chicken soup stock granules, garlic, pepper, water

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/157454-tender-juicy-sweet-and-sour-chicken-breast (may not work)