Store bought sweet n sour chicken question.

[Dave7]

We are rather partial to a takeaway sweet n sour, the one with the crispy coating on.
Our normal Chinese has shot up in price AND the quality has dropped.......so I tried a couple of (different) store bought ones.
Both were basically chicken pieces with iffy sauce on.......no crispy coating.
Can anyone recommend a store that sells an authentic type takeaway ?

 

[Gunk]

M&S do a decent version

 

[presta]

Have you tried going to a different takeaway?

 

[Cycleops]

I should buy a jar of the sauce and do some chicken yourself with the crispy coating. Very simple. Having some myself tonight. Sauce is from Spa
Much healthier without all that MSG.

 

[vickster]

M&S do a decent version

Or Waitrose
https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/produ...chicken-sweet-sour-sauce/853372-171728-171729

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I should buy a jar of the sauce and do some chicken yourself with the crispy coating. Very simple. Having some myself tonight. Sauce is from Spa
Much healthier without all that MSG.

This. Decent chicken fillet coated with whatever you fancy plus sauce is lots better. Katsu sauce also good.

 

[Reynard]

Sweet & sour sauce is so easy to make from cupboard staples that there's no point buying it. It's basically a bit of vegetable stock, tomato ketchup, tinned or fresh pineapple, 5 spice, and cornflour. I add ginger, garlic and chilli to mine, but you don't have to.

I do my own crispy chicken or pork, but if you don't, just get some good quality chicken nuggets or fillets.

 

[Cycleops]

Sweet & sour sauce is so easy to make from cupboard staples that there's no point buying it. It's basically a bit of vegetable stock, tomato ketchup, tinned or fresh pineapple, 5 spice, and cornflour. I add ginger, garlic and chilli to mine, but you don't have to.

I do my own crispy chicken or pork, but if you don't, just get some good quality chicken nuggets or fillets.

Haven't you forgotten the vinegar? You'll get the sweet but not the sour

 

[Gunk]

good shout about assembling your own, M&S do tempura chicken pieces, a decent sweet and sour source from the Chinese supermarket should do it.

 

[dan_bo]

Who wants a healthy sweet n sour chicken?

That's like no beer beer!

 

[Gunk]

Sweet & sour sauce is so easy to make from cupboard staples that there's no point buying it. It's basically a bit of vegetable stock, tomato ketchup, tinned or fresh pineapple, 5 spice, and cornflour. I add ginger, garlic and chilli to mine, but you don't have to.

I do my own crispy chicken or pork, but if you don't, just get some good quality chicken nuggets or fillets.

I’ll be around on Monday!

 

[Cycleops]

Who wants a healthy sweet n sour chicken?

That's like no beer beer!

You can always add a teaspoon of msg

 

[Reynard]

Haven't you forgotten the vinegar? You'll get the sweet but not the sour

No, cos there's vinegar in the ketchup. Plus, if you use fresh pineapple, you get the acidity from that.

 

[MichaelW2]

I might try this for a change.

https://chineserecipesforall.com/recipes/view/sweet-and-sour-chicken-balls

 

[bitsandbobs]

Not sure what the obsession is with MSG. It's not like it's bad for you and it's more than likely in any shop bought sauce.