Sweet and Sour Chicken Sweet and sour chicken is delicious. Easy sweet and sour chicken recipe that calls for chicken, sweet and sour sauce that is better than takeout. When it comes to Chinese recipes, there are a few basic cooking methods…one of it is definitely sweet and sour. I love sweet and sour flavors and have shared quite a few recipes, such as sweet and sour pork, sweet and sour fish, sweet and sour fish balls. Sweet and sour sauce goes extremely well with plain white rice; it also “opens up” your appetite.