Sweet and Sour Chicken and Fried Rice

This is one of Tyler's favorites that comes from home...well...something that his mom used to make I should say! The fried rice is my add on to make it a more complete meal. Serve with egg rolls as well to top it all off!

Sweet and Sour Chicken
Ingredients

Chicken tenders
2 eggs
2 tbsp milk
Corn starch
Vegetable Oil

For Sauce
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 cup white vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp garlic powder

Directions
1. Mix together milk and eggs
2. Dip tenders in egg mixture and then into corn starch
3. Fry in hot oil until crisp, turning once
4. Place fried tenders in greased pan, pour sauce over tenders, stirring to coat.
5. Bake in 325 degree oven for 1 hour, stirring once.


Fried Rice

Ingredients
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame or vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 stalk celery, thinly bias sliced
3/4 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 8.8 oz pouch cooked white rice
1 cup frozen carrot/pea mixture
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 green onions, sliced

Directions
1. In a small bowl combine eggs and 1 tsp soy sauce. Set aside.
2. Pour 1 tsp sesame oil into a wok or large skillet. Preheat over medium heat. Add garlic and egg miture and stir gently to scramble. When set, remove egg micture from the wok. Cut up any large pieces of egg mixture. Remove wok from heat.
3. Pour 1 tsp cooking oil into the wok or skillet (Add more oil as necessary during cooking.) Return to medium high heat. Stir fry celery in hot oil for 1 minute. Add mushrooms, stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes more or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
4. Add cooked rice, carrots and peas. Sprinkle with 2 tbsp soy sauce. Cook and stir for 4-6 minutes or until heated through. Add cooked egg mixture and green onions; cook and stir about 1 minute more or until heated through.

Sweet and sour chicken from my MIL
fried rice from bhg.com