Sweet & Sour Chicken
Oil (Vegetable, sunflower, groundnut or rapeseed) | |
For The Battered Chicken | |
2 | Chicken Breasts |
2 Tbsp | Soy Sauce |
3 Tbsp | Cornflour |
For The Sauce | |
1 | Onion |
2 | Bell Peppers |
1 Tsp | Cornflour |
1 Tin | Chopped Pineapple (In juice or syrup) |
2 Tbsp | Rice Vinegar |
4 tbsp | Ketchup |
2 Tbsp | Oyster Sauce |
1 tbsp | honey |
1 Tsp | Garlic Paste / Crushed Garlic |
Cut the chicken breast into bite-sized pieces |
Mix with soy sauce and put in the fridge to chill whilst you make the sauce |
Roughly chop the peppers and onions into bite-sized pieces |
Heat 1 tsp oil in a large, non-stick pan |
Add the peppers and onions and fry on medium heat for a couple of minutes |
Add 1 tsp of cornflour and stir to coat the chicken and peppers |
Then add the tinned pineapple and juice - stir |
Next, add the ketchup, rice vinegar, oyster sauce and garlic paste |
Stir to coat and bring to a simmer |
Taste - then decide if you want to add 1 or 2 tbsp of honey, depending how sweet you like your sauce |
Simmer for a couple of minutes then remove from the heat and set aside |
Take the chicken out of the fridge, and place the marinated chicken in a bowl of 3 tbsp cornflour |
Toss the chicken until coated - if you need to add more cornflour, do so |
Heat a large, non-stick pan with oil - until the pan has a shallow layer of oil |
Heat to a medium, then add the coated chicken |
Cook the chicken for 5 minutes on each side - or until the batter is crisp and meat white inside |
Remove the chicken from the oil and drain any excess oil on a piece of kitchen roll |
Add the cooked chicken to the prepared sweet & sour sauce and serve with your favourite sides |