SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN

Cook & Prep Time: 50 minutes

Calories: 350-400

SERVES 4

INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 chicken breasts, diced
  • ½ pineapple, chopped into chunks
  • 1 onion, sliced into wedges
  • 1 red pepper, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp cornflour

 

Sauce:

  • 300ml pineapple juice
  • 2 garlic cloves, grated
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar or honey
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 3 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 heaped tbsp cornflour

 

  • Cooked rice, to serve
  • Spring onion, to serve
  • Sesame seeds, to serve

 

METHOD:

  1. Start with the chicken by covering each piece in the cornflour and popping it on a pan with some olive oil and seasoning. Cook until the pieces turn a golden colour.
  2. Add in the onion and pepper. Cook for a further 5 minutes.
  3. Mix all the ingredients for the sauce together in a bowl.
  4. Add the pineapple chunks and sauce to the pan and cook for a further 15-20 minutes over a medium heat to ensure the chicken is cooked through and the sauces reduce slightly.
  5. Serve with rice & spring onion.