Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken

This is a dish we always order when going to a Chinese restaurant. Pieces of chicken and vegetables are stir-fried, then briefly simmered in a sweet and sour sauce with pineapple chunks added. It is usually served with rice and is perfect for anyone who enjoys bold and slightly exotic flavours 

Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts

• 1 large onion

• 1 medium carrot

• 2 sweet bell peppers

• 3 garlic cloves

• 5 tbsp soy sauce

• 3 tbsp starch

• salt, pepper

• vegetable oil for frying

• 540 g canned pineapple in juice

For the sauce

• 1/4 cup brown sugar

• 1 tbsp starch

• 4 tbsp soy sauce

• 3 tbsp ketchup

• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (60 ml)

• 1 cup pineapple juice (240 ml)

• green onion and sesame seeds for garnish (optional)

Preparation

1. Cut chicken, bell peppers, and onion into cubes, carrot into half-moons, and finely chop garlic

2. Lightly season chicken with salt and pepper, add soy sauce and starch, and mix

3. While the chicken is marinating, prepare the sauce

Sauce

4. Mix sugar with starch

5. Add soy sauce, ketchup, and vinegar

6. Gradually pour in pineapple juice while stirring

7. Fry chicken in vegetable oil over medium heat until cooked, then remove from the pan

8. Fry onion until translucent, add remaining vegetables, and cook for 3 minutes

9. Pour in the sauce and bring to a boil

10. Add chicken and pineapple, and simmer for 2 minutes

11. Optionally garnish with sesame seeds and green onion