Smothered Sweet-And-Sour Chicken

In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken and cook, turning, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine onion, ketchup, lemon juice, soy sauce, sugar, pepper and 1/2 cup water; blend well. Pour sweet-and-sour mixture over chicken. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook 20 minutes, until tender. Remove chicken. Add cornstarch mixture to sauce. Raise heat, bring to a boil, and cook, stirring, until sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken. Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #328 by Nancy Berry <nlberry@prodigy.net> on Dec 18, 1997