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Sweet and Sour Chicken

At a Glance

Prep
30 minutes
Cook
10 minutes
Total
40 minutes
Servings
2-4 serving(s)

Categories

  • Chicken Breast
  • Main Course
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Chinese
  • Stovetop
  • Easy

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 549.6 per serving 2198.4 for selected servings
Fat 23.1g per serving 92.4g for selected servings
Sugar 43.5g per serving 174g for selected servings
Protein 32.9g per serving 131.6g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 52.4g per serving 209.6g for selected servings

I fancied some sweet & sour chicken with a good quantity of nice thick sauce but couldn't seem to find a recipe so came up with this. I used Bill Hilbrich's recipe#2641 as a starting point for the sauce. It makes a generous size dish for two with lots of sauce for the rice / couscous or you could use say 500g of chicken and divide it four ways.

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Equipment

Small saucepan, skillet

Ingredients

  • 300 g chicken breasts, diced
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • pepper
  • salt
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1/2 cup pineapple, pieces
  • 1/4 cup bell pepper, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup vinegar (I used cider vinegar)
  • 1/4 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons cornflour

Instructions

  1. In a small saucepan saute the onion in olive oil over a low-medium heat until soft but not brown.

  2. Drain any excess, mix with the pineapple pieces and bell peppers and set aside.

  3. Rinse the saucepan, add the "sauce part 2" ingredients and mix thoroughly.

  4. Bring to a gentle boil stirring constantly until sauce starts to thicken slightly, remove from heat and stir through the "sauce part 1" ingredients. I did this in advance and refrigerated a while.

  5. Season chicken with salt and/or pepper as desired.

  6. Cook chicken pieces in oil over medium - high heat for around 7-10 minutes until cooked through.

  7. Meanwhile gently warm back up the sauce and serve over the top along with rice or couscous.

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