Sweet & Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken with crispy chicken, pineapple and bell peppers that tastes just like your favourite takeout place without the food colouring.
PREP Time: 15 mins / TOTAL TIME 25 mins / Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts cut into 1” chunks
- 1/2 cup cornflour
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup flour
- sussed 2cal Spray Sunflower Oil
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 1 red bell pepper cut into 1” chunks
- 1 green bell pepper cut into 1” chunks
- 1/2 yellow onion cut into 1” chunks
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 4 teaspoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
Preparation
1. To make the sauce, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce and garlic into a small bowl.
2. Spray your frying pan with sussed 2cal Spray Sunflower Oil.
3. Heat the oil on medium high to high heat, you’re looking for the chicken to cook and brown in about 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the cornflour to a large ziplock bag.
5. Add the chicken pieces to the large ziplock bag and shake until all the pieces are well coated.
6. Dip the pieces into the egg, then into the flour before adding to the hot oil. Add chicken in batches so as not to have more than a single layer of it in the oil at a time.
7. Cook the chicken for 2-3 minutes, until cooked through and crispy.
8. Remove and continue cooking the remaining batches of chicken pieces.
9. Add the bell peppers, onion and pineapple and cook for 1-2 minutes, until crisp-tender.
10. Add the sauce back in and stir to coat the pieces and cook for 30 seconds to help the garlic warm through.
11. Add the chicken pieces back in and stir until the sauce has thickened and bubbling.
12. Serve immediately, with optional garnishes of sesame seeds or green onions.
