Name: Classic sweet and sour chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2/3 cup water; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup rice vinegar; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup tomato sauce; 2 tablespoon cornflour; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; 4 large chicken thigh fillets, sliced; 150 gram snow peas, trimmed; 1 head broccoli, cut into florets; 1 large onion, cut into chunks; 1 red capsicum, seeded, cut into chunks; 225 gram canned pineapple slices in juice, drained; 450 gram packed microwave long-grain rice; 1/4 toasted unsalted peanuts

Classic sweet and sour chicken

Our Chinese-style sweet and sour chicken stir-fry recipe with rice is low in calories, healthy and delicious for dinner with the family

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

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Ingredients

2/3 cup water

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup rice vinegar

1/3 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup tomato sauce

2 tablespoon cornflour

1 tablespoon peanut oil

4 large chicken thigh fillets, sliced

150 gram snow peas, trimmed

1 head broccoli, cut into florets

1 large onion, cut into chunks

1 red capsicum, seeded, cut into chunks

225 gram canned pineapple slices in juice, drained

450 gram packed microwave long-grain rice

1/4 toasted unsalted peanuts

Method

1.In a medium saucepan, combine water, sugar, vinegar, soy, tomato sauce and cornflour. Cook, whisking, until sauce boils and thickens. Simmer 3 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, in a wok, heat oil on high. Stir-fry chicken in 2 batches, 3-4 minutes each.

3.Return chicken to wok with sauce, vegetables and pineapple. Stir-fry 1-2 minutes until just tender.

4.Prepare rice following packet instructions. Serve sweet and sour chicken with rice, sprinkled with toasted peanuts.

Jennene Plummer