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SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN



Sweet and Sour Chicken

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  • SERVES
    6
  • ACTIVE TIME
  • TOTAL TIME

INGREDIENTS

For the chicken:

  • 4 large chicken breasts
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 cup cornstarch
  • eggs, beaten
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil

For the sauce:

  • 1 (15 oz) can pineapple chunks, in natural juice
  • 3 tbsp corn starch
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp ginger, fresh, grated
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp ketchup
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • large onion, halved, then sliced
  • bell peppers, roughly chopped
  • 1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts, drained

DIRECTIONS

To make the chicken:

  1. Cut the chicken breasts into bite size cubes, about 1 inch - then season with salt and pepper.
  2. Put the cornstarch into a shallow bowl, then roll the chicken pieces in it. Shake off any excess starch, then dip in the egg mixture and set on a plate. Continue until all the chicken pieces are battered.
  3. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, then cook the chicken pieces until browned, then place the chicken on a paper-towel-lined plate to drain. Discard the used oil.

To make the sauce:

  1. Drain the pineapple chunks and set aside, reserving the juice.
  2. Put about 3 tbsp of the reserved pineapple juice in a large bowl and whisk in the 3 tbsp corn starch until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
  3. Stir in the remaining pineapple juice, water, soy sauce, vinegar, grated ginger, brown sugar, ketchup, chili flakes, and garlic salt then set aside.
  4. In a clean, large, skillet cook the chicken and heat the 1 tbsp of oil over medium heat and cook the onion and peppers until starting to soften, about 5 minutes.
  5. Stir in the chicken, water chestnuts, pineapple and the sauce and cook, stirring often, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce begins to thicken - about 8 - 10 minutes.
  6. Serve with white rice.

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