Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
Sauce:
- 1 tsp Cornflour
- 4 tbsp Water
- 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
- 2 tbs Orange Juice
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
- 3 tbsp Soya sauce, preferably sweet
Sticky Chicken:
- 5 tbsp Cornflour
- 3 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp Honey
- Salt and Pepper
- 4 Chicken Breasts
- 1 Red pepper
- 1 Large onion
- 1 Tin of pineapple in juice
Method
- STEP 1Place the 5 tbsp of cornflour into a bowl, chop the chicken breasts into strips and put into the bowl with salt and pepper and mix together. Leave to stand.
- STEP 2Cut onion and pepper in cube and set aside.
- STEP 3Mix corn flour and water in bowl until smooth. Add all other sauce ingredients and mix well.
- STEP 4Heat oil in a flat pan until sizzling, add honey. Place the chicken in the pan. Turn chicken over when browned and golden, continue to fry until crisping and golden. Take out of pan and lay on kitchen paper or similar to get excess oil.
- STEP 5In separate pan add chopped pineapple and fry for 2 minutes in some oil.
- STEP 6Take pineapple out and add to sauce, mix well.
- STEP 7Add veg to same pan and saute for 5 minutes on a medium heat. Add chicken and fry for a further 3 minutes.
- STEP 8Add sauce and continue at a medium heat.
- STEP 9Cook for at least 5 minutes stirring continuously, until sauce has reduced to amount you want.
- STEP 10Serve with fried rice, Enjoy!