Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

*Sauce

1/3 cup pineapple juice

2 tablespoons tomato sauce

2 tablespoons chilli sauce

1 tablespoon soy sauce (light)

1 teaspoon vinegar

1 tablespoon sugar

*Chicken

400g chicken breast (chopped in cubes)

1 egg

1/2 cup cornflour

1/2 cup plain flour

Pinch of salt

Pinch of chilli powder/ black pepper

1 cup canola oil

*Stir-Fry

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion (chopped)

1/2 green capsicum

1/2 red capsicum

6-7 cloves of crushed garlic

1 cm ginger

Salt to taste

1 cup pineapple cubes

Methods:

*Sauce

1) In a mixing bowl, all the ingredients and mix properly. Set the prepared sauce aside.

*Chicken

2) Transfer chicken pieces in a mixing bowl and add an egg. Ensure to mix, properly.

3) In another mixing bowl, add flour, cornflour, salt and chilli or pepper. Mix to combine.

4) Add chicken pieces in flour mixture and coat. Then remove chicken pieces and place on a plate.

5) In a heated frying, add and heat oil. Add chicken pieces and fry for 10 minutes or until golden brown over medium-to-low heat.

6) Then, remove chicken pieces from oil and set aside.

*Stir-Fry

7) In a heated frying pan, add olive oil.

8) Once, oil has heated add garlic, ginger and onions. Stir and cook until garlic, ginger and onion turn light brown.

9) Add both the capsicums and stir-fry.

10) Throw in chicken pieces and pineapple cubes.

11) Pour the prepared sauce, add salt to taste and stir. Ensure to cook for 2 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken.

*Serve warm with rice or chips.

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