Sweet and Sour Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 tsp ginger (ground)
- ¼ tsp red pepper (finely chopped)
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breasts
- 1 tblsp olive oli
- ¾ cup onion chopped
- ½ cup Celery (diced)
- ½ cup bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 can pineapple chunks in juice (canned)
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 tblsp sherry (pref. dry)
- 1 ½ tblsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- ¼ cup cashew nuts (chopped) OPTIONAL
Accompaniment
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Description
This is a classic Chinese recipe, quite sweet, and very popular in our house
Method
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1. Cut chicken breasts into 1/2-inch pieces.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat.
3. Add garlic, ginger, red pepper, and chicken to pan and saute for 5 mins or until chicken is cooked.
4. Remove chicken mixture from pan - set aside.
5. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper to pan, and saute for 4 mins or until crisp.
6. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice.
7. Add 1 cup pineapple chunks to pan and allow cook for a further 30 seconds.
8. Mix the 1/2 cup juice (that you kept) with the soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, and sugar together in a bowl and stirring the mixture with a whisk until smooth.
9. Return chicken mixture to the pan.
10. Stir in juice mixture and bring to the boil.
11. Cook for a further 1 minute.
12. OPTIONAL - Sprinkle with cashews and serve.
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