Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and sour chicken is a chinese dish that is very well known all over the world and very popular with some members of our household as well. In order to keep the
peace at home I had to come up with a recipe that would be very tasty and as close as possible to the real deal. I believe the recipe I am sharing with you on this page will be as satisfying to you as it was to us.
Preparation time: 15 minutes
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Cooking time: 30 minutes
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Resting time: 0 minutes
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Total time needed: 45 minutes
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Grade of Difficulty: standard
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Serves 4
This recipe was inspired and adapted to our personal taste from a recipe by "NatuerlichLekker" you can find his recipe in German language here
Ingredients
for
Sweet and Sour Chicken
- 2 chicken breasts, skinned, fillets cut of the bone and cut into bite sized chunks
- Salt and pepper to spice the chicken
- 1 egg
- 5 tbsp. maize flour
- One 440 gram / 15.5 oz can pineapple rings, drained, 100ml / 3.4 oz juice collected for later use, pineapple rings cut into slices
- One green bell pepper, seeded and cut into bite sized pieces
- One red bell pepper, seeded and cut into bite sized pieces
- One medium to large onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 8 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 4 tbsp. palm sugar (optional - use brown sugar instead)
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tbsp Maggi all purpose seasoning
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
Directions
- Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper on all sides and rub the seasoning into the meat
- Add egg to a bowl and whisk it
- Add 2 tbsp. maize flour to another bowl
- Add 2 tbsp. oil to a large skillet / pan and heat it up on medium hot heat
- Roll chicken pieces first in maize flour than in the egg before adding them to the pan
- Saute chicken on all sides for about 8 minutes or till they are beginning to brown
- Remove chicken from pan and keep warm in a bowl for the time being
- Add onion to the skillet and saute in the remaining oil for 5 minutes, stirring them regularly
- Add garlic, bell peppers and pineapple pieces and saute for another 5 minutes
- After adding peppers to the pan add vinegar, palm sugar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Maggi, salt, tomato sauce and vegetable oil to a glass jar, close the lid and shake well for 30 seconds to blend all ingredients into a nice sauce
- Add sauce to skillet, cover with lid, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes
- While sauce is simmering combine remaining maize flour with the pineapple juice using a whisk and add them to the sauce
- Add chicken pieces to the pan, gently mix all ingredients well, cover again with the lid and let the chicken and sauce simmer for another 8 minutes
- Take of the stove and serve Sweet and Sour Chicken with steamed Basmati rice or rice of your choice
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