Sunday, November 29, 2009

Recipe: Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sweet & Sour Chicken

1 lb chicken – sliced for pan frying
2 tbsp oil
1 green or red bell pepper chopped
1 medium onion chopped
2 cloves garlic
½ cup of chopped carrot
1 can crushed pineapple

Sauce
4 tsp cornstarch
4 tsp water
½ cup pineapple juice
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup rice vinegar
¼ cup chicken broth
½ cup ketchup
¼ cup soy sauce
1 tbsp ginger

With oil sauté chicken, onion, carrots, peppers and garlic until chicken cooked thoroughly and veggies are soft. Add pineapple.

Mix cornstarch and cold water together over medium heat stirring constantly. Add in pineapple juice, chicken broth, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup and ginger. Cook for 10 minutes stirring constantly.

Stir chicken and veggie mixture into sauce. Serve over rice and with fried wontons.

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