
Chinese Fakeaway: Sweet & Sour Chicken
Ingredients
- 2x chicken breasts or 4x chicken thighs
- 2x cloves garlic
- 1x thumb size piece ginger
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree/paste
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1-2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornflour
- Tin of pineapple rings/chunks with juice
- 1x carrot
- 1x onion
- 1x bell pepper
- Pinch of pepper
- Pinch of Chinese Five Spice
- Cooking oil
Method
- Cut the chicken into bitesize pieces and place into a bowl. Remember to wash your hands!
- In a large frying pan, heat a tablespoon of cooking oil on medium heat until it is hot. Add the chicken and fry on a medium heat until it is lightly browned all over. Remove the chicken from the pan and put back into the bowl.
- Into the frying pan, add the onions, carrots and peppers all at once. Fry for 5 minutes until slightly soft.
- Add the garlic and ginger and stir until fragrant – about 1 minute. Add the tomato paste, soy sauce and cornflour and stir for 30 seconds. Open the tin of pineapple and add the chunks and the juice.
- Add the chicken pieces into the pan with the sauce. Stir gently and wait for it to boil. Reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 5-10 minutes until the sauce it stick and the chicken is cooked through
Equipment
- Kitchen Hob
- x1 Chopping board
- x1 Knife
- x1 Large frying pan
- x1 Bowl
- x1 Wooden spoon (or other stirring utensil)