Fried Rice with Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken

In our house, fried rice is usually served with stir fried chicken or pork and a bottle of teriyaki or stir fry sauce - not tonight. Tonight, I made my own sauce from scratch and baked sweet & sour chicken with a simple batter coating. The results? Delicious!

Fried Rice with Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken

Ingredients

For Sauce:
4 tbsp ketchup
1/2 cup white vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp minced garlic

Chicken and Batter:
3 tbsp canola oil or coconut oil
1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp black pepper
1 cup cornstarch
2 eggs
2-3 large chicken breasts

Fried Rice:
2 cups frozen peas and carrots
1 small onion, diced
2 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups cooked rice, white or brown (better if cooked the day before and left in fridge overnight)
2 tbsp sesame seed oil
3 tbsp soy sauce

Crispy, Baked Tilapia with Panko Crumbs

It's going to be fish and chips for our Wednesday packed lunches, and I wanted that crunchy coating without the deep frying. Panko crumbs to the rescue!

Gather your ingredients:

4-5 tilapia fillets (I used 1 Kroger brand bag of frozen, individually wrapped fillets)
2 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning (or "Chesapeake Bay" if you're doing it the Kroger brand way, as I did)
2 cups Panko, Japanese-Style Bread Crumbs
2 tbsp olive oil
2 eggs
salt, pepper

aluminum foilbaking sheet

preheat oven to 475°



Mix panko, seafood seasoning, and olive oil in a bowl, and beat eggs in shallow dish with salt and pepper.

Split fillets into strips. You may quarter the longer fillets.