Firecracker Chicken

This dish is sweet & spicy.  If you like something not too spicy, substitute the hot sauce with buffalo sauce. Parker LOVED this one and said I must make it often! 

Ingredients:

Chicken:

• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 2 pounds)
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 large eggs, beaten     

Sauce:

• 1/3 cup hot sauce (like Frank's brand for hot wings, for instance)
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• green onions, chopped (optional - for serving) 

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. While the oil is heating, cut the chicken breasts into 1-inch pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Place the cornstarch in a gallon-sized ziploc bag. Put the chicken into the bag with the cornstarch and seal, tossing to coat the chicken. Whisk the eggs together in a shallow pie plate. Dip the cornstarch-coated chicken pieces in the egg and place them carefully in a single layer in the hot skillet. Cook for 1-2 minutes and then flip each piece over to cook on the other side until nicely golden but not all the way cooked through. Place in a single layer in a greased 9X13-inch baking dish and repeat with the remaining chicken pieces.
3. Mix the sauce ingredients together in a medium bowl and pour over the chicken in the baking dish. Bake for one hour, turning the chicken every 15 minutes to coat evenly with sauce.  Top with green onions (optional) and serve over hot, steamed brown or white rice.