#1612 - Sweet and Sour Sesame Chicken

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/2 cups white sugar
8 TBSP Heinz ketchup
1 cup white vinegar
2 TBSP soy sauce
2 tsp. garlic powder
3 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
sesame seeds
canola oil for frying

Place chicken breasts one at a time on a cutting board--salt and pepper both sides of the breast (to your taste), then cut the breast into 1" pieces. Repeat with all chicken breasts--set aside. In a bowl add white sugar and ketchup--stir. Add vinegar, soy sauce and garlic powder--stir until mixed. In a frying pan add some canola oil--fry all of the chicken pieces on both sides until browned. Grease a 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Pour 1/3 of the vinegar mixture on the bottom of the greased baking dish. Place the chicken pieces in a single layer on top of the vinegar mixture. Pour the rest of the vinegar mixture on top of the chicken pieces. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the chicken pieces (if you wish). Cover the baking dish with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour (or until chicken is done). Serve with cooked rice.