Sweet and Sour Chicken, The asian Culinary Recipe

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Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Key Word: Chicken, Chinese Recipes, Stir-fry

Sweet and sour sauce is a kind of versatile sauce, going very well with any kind of meat, like pork, beef including chicken of course. This dish, pan-fried chicken in sweet and sour sauce is perfect for going with white rice. You can deep fry the chicken if you like. This time I just pan fried the chicken for saving the oil, good to health as well.

Pan-fried Chicken in Sweet and Sour Sauce

Ingredients:

275 gm chicken thigh fillet (or chicken breast)
1/2 capsicum
1 onion
1 tomato
3 slices pineapple (fresh or canned)
1 tsp minced garlic
salt to taste
2 Tbsp water

Marinade:

2 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp cornflour
1 tsp Shaoxing wine (or sherry)
1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger juice
a pinch of pepper

Sweet and sour sauce:

2 Tbsp ketchup
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp pineapple juice
2 Tbsp water

Thickening:

1/2 tsp cornflour
2 Tbsp water


Pan-fried Chicken in Sweet and Sour Sauce Procedures

Method:

1. Rinse chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Cut into bite-sized chunks. Marinate for 1 hour. Cut onion, capsicum and tomato into pieces. Set aside.
2. Slightly coat marinated chicken with cornflour. Fried over medium-high heat until both sides are brown and cooked. Set aside.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok or frying-pan. Sauté onion and garlic, add capsicum. Add tomato and 2 tablespoons of water, cook for 2 minutes, or until all ingredients are softened. Poursweet and sour sauce, add pineapples and bring to a boil. Toss in chicken and stir well. Sprinkle salt to taste. Add thickening and cook to your preferred consistency. Dish up and serve hot with rice.