Name: Homemade sweet and sour chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Sauce; 1/2 cup pineapple juice; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; 4 tablespoon tablespoons rice wine vinegar (or 3 tablespoons white vinegar); 4 tablespoon soy sauce; 4 tablespoon brown sugar; 3 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon cornflour mixed with ¼ cup water; 1/2 teaspoon finely grated ginger; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; chilli flakes; neutral oil for frying (rice bran or grape seed); 800 gram chicken breast (or use tenderloins), sliced; 2 onions, chopped; 1 red and 1 green capsicum, finely sliced; 1/3 fresh pineapple, peeled, cut into pieces; 1/2 cup roasted peanuts or cashews; 3 spring onions, chopped; rice, 2 tablespoons chopped chives to serve

Homemade sweet and sour chicken

Create a stir! It’s healthier and so much tastier than takeaways.

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Serves 5

Prep

15M

Cook

25M

Total

40M

Ingredients

Sauce

1/2 cup pineapple juice

2 tablespoon tomato paste

4 tablespoon tablespoons rice wine vinegar (or 3 tablespoons white vinegar)

4 tablespoon soy sauce

4 tablespoon brown sugar

3 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon cornflour mixed with ¼ cup water

1/2 teaspoon finely grated ginger

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

chilli flakes

neutral oil for frying (rice bran or grape seed)

800 gram chicken breast (or use tenderloins), sliced

2 onions, chopped

1 red and 1 green capsicum, finely sliced

1/3 fresh pineapple, peeled, cut into pieces

1/2 cup roasted peanuts or cashews

3 spring onions, chopped

rice, 2 tablespoons chopped chives to serve

Method

1.To make sauce, combine all the ingredients in a bowl.

2.Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan over a high heat. When very hot, carefully add a third of the chicken pieces.

3.Cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining chicken.

4.Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and stir-fry for 5 minutes until golden brown.

5.Add capsicum, pineapple and cashews, then stir-fry for another few minutes. Give the sauce ingredients a stir and add to the pan along with the chicken. Simmer for a further 5-10 minutes until the sauce has thickened.

6.Stir the spring onions through, then serve at once on cooked rice with a sprinkling of chives.

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