Simple Sweet and Sour Chicken is a Chinese dish that’s so easy to make we have it every week. The ingredients are simple and cheap and the cooking is a meal for 4 is ready within 30 minutes. Serve as a main dish or side dish depending on how adventurous you are. Serve with fluffy rice for a filling tasty meal.
Simple Sweet and Sour Chicken
A simple recipe that will make you want to cook rather than order a Chinese.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 374kcal
Ingredients
- 500 g chicken breast fillets skinless , boneless – diced
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 large green pepper deseeded and sliced
- 1/2 large red pepper deseeded and sliced
- 2 medium carrots sliced finely on an angle
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 200 g pineapple pieces- save the juice
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp light brown sugar soft
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Brown chicken in oil in a large wok over medium high heat.500 g chicken breast fillets, 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Add green pepper, red pepper, carrot and garlic and stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes.1/2 large green pepper, 1/2 large red pepper, 2 medium carrots, 1 clove garlic
- In a small bowl, mix the cornflour and soy sauce together; pour mixture into the frying pan, along with the pineapple and juice, vinegar, sugar and ginger.1 tbsp cornflour, 4 tbsp soy sauce, 200 g pineapple, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp light brown sugar, 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- Stir together and bring to a full boil.
- Serve with freshly cooked rice.
Notes
You will no longer need to buy a takeaway when you can do it better yourself!!
Nutrition
Calories: 374kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 1388mg | Potassium: 48mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g