Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 5 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 eggs lightly beaten; 3 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch); 90 g (3/4 cup) plain flour (all-purpose flour); ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp pepper; ½ tsp garlic salt; 2 tsp paprika; 3 skinless chicken breast fillets (chopped into bite-size chunks); 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 large onion (peeled and chopped into large chunks); 1 red pepper (chopped into 1 inch pieces); 1 green pepper (chopped into 1 inch pieces); 2 cloves of garlic (peeled and chopped/crushed); 1 tsp minced ginger; 150 ml (2/3 cup) tomato ketchup; 2 tbsp malt vinegar; 6 tbsp dark brown muscovado sugar; 475 g (17 oz) canned pineapple chunks in juice; egg fried rice or boiled rice; 1 tsp sesame seeds

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Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 25m total

Servings

Calories

44% of a 2,000 cal day

878KCAL

Protein

45g89% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat32g

41%

Saturated5g

27%

Unsaturated27g

—

Total Carbs104g

38%

Fiber5g

17%

Total Sugars48g

—

incl. Added Sugars27g

54%

Starch52g

—

Sodium1160mg

50%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Crispy chicken in a homemade sweet and tangy sauce with pineapple, ginger, and onions. A quick weeknight takeout alternative ready in 25 minutes.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

5 tbspvegetable oil
2eggs — lightly beaten
3 tbspcornflour (cornstarch)
90 gplain flour (all-purpose flour) — ¾ cup
½ tspsalt
½ tsppepper — ground
½ tspgarlic salt
2 tsppaprika
3skinless chicken breast fillets — chopped into bite-size chunks
1 tbspvegetable oil
1large onion
1red pepper — chopped
1green pepper — chopped
2garlic — peeled, chopped or crushed
1 tspminced ginger
150 mltomato ketchup — ⅔ cup
2 tbspmalt vinegar
6 tbspdark brown muscovado sugar
475 gcanned pineapple chunks in juice — 17 oz
egg fried rice — or boiled rice
1 tspsesame seeds

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Method

25m total

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