Chinese Food Recipes

How to make Sweet and Sour Chicken

One of the most known dishes from Chinese restaurants is Sweet and Sour Chicken! After much research we have obtained this healthier recipe for you to try!

You will need the following ingredients:

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• 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 medium onion, cut into 12 wedges
• 2 peppers, red, green, orange or yellow, deseeded and cut into chunks of about 3cm/1¼in
• 1 x 225g/8oz can water chestnuts
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 25g/1oz piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely grated
• freshly ground black pepper
  
  1 x 425g/15oz can pineapple chunks in natural juice 
  
  
  
  2 tbsp cornflour
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
    

1. To make sweet and sour sauce, drain a pineapple in a sieve over a bowl and keep all the juice – you should have about 150ml/5fl oz. Put cornflour in a big bowl and stir in three tablespoons of the pineapple juice and make a smooth paste. Add any remaining juice and 150ml/5fl oz of water, then stir in soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, ketchup and chilli flakes until thoroughly mixed. This can now be set aside.
   
2. Cut each chicken breast into even diced pieces. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a big non-stick frying pan or wok and stir-fry the onion & peppers for two minutes on a high heat. Drain the water chestnuts and cut them in half horizontally.
3. Add the remaining oil and chicken to the pan and stir-fry for two minutes until it is coloured on all sides. Add the garlic, ginger, pineapple chunks and water chestnuts and stir-fry for a further 30–60 seconds.
4. Give the cornflour and pineapple mixture a stir and pour it in the pan with the chicken and vegetables. Stir well, then season with some ground black pepper and bring to a simmer. Cook for 4–6 minutes until the sauce is thickened and glossy and the chicken is tender and cooked throughout, turning the chicken and vegetables a few times. Serve with a small portion of rice.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ENJOY!

   
   

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