Asian Sweet and Sour Chicken 

I often order Sweet and Sour Chicken or Fish from Asian Style  Restaurants. I love the combination with stir fried veggies over white rice. Over the years I have tried my hand at the ‘PERFECT’ Sweet and sour dish, but it always had something wrong with it. Combining three or four recipes, I found that this one is the taste that I was looking for all along.

Not too sweet. Not too much sauce. Asian Sweet and Sour Chicken – Try it and let me know how it goes! 

Asian Sweet and Sour Chicken 

Ingredients:

Marinate:

• 1 ½ cups chicken boneless breasts cut into large cubes
• 1 Tbsp Shaoxing Chinese Cooking wine OR Red wine vinegar

Batter:

• ¼ cup plain flour
• ¼ cup  cornstarch/corn flour
• ½ cup water
• ½ tsp baking soda

Sauce:

• 3 Tbsp Ketchup
• 3 Tbsp Red chili Sauce
• 1 Large slice of ripe pineapple crushed and juice extracted by squeezing the pulp
• 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp oyster sauce
• ¼ tsp white pepper powder
• 2 Tbsp Rice bran oil or Vegetable Oil
• ½ tsp cornflour mixed in 3 Tbsp water
• salt to taste

Other:

• 1 small green bell pepper, cut into squares
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed lightly
• 3 Tbsp Scallions/ spring onions whites and greens as garnish
• Oil for deep frying – peanut oil

Method:

• Marinate the chicken with the Chinese cooking wine for 10-15 minutes while you prepare the sauce ingredients.
• Stir together all the ingredients for sauce in a bowl and set aside.
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• Gently crush the garlic, and slice the spring onion whites into 2 ” pieces and slice the greens for garnish as desired.
• Heat oil for deep frying.
• Mix the ingredients for the batter till smooth and add to the marinated chicken. Toss well.
• Add the chicken in batches and fry on medium heat till golden.
• Drain on kitchen paper towels.
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• Heat 2 Tbsp of the oil used for frying in a wok, add the garilic and saute till golden. Also add the spring onion whites and Green Bell pepper and allow to soften.
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• Add the sauce ingredients and allow to bring to a simmer, stirring.
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• Allow the sauce to thicken.
• Add the chicken and toss quickly.
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• Drain away any extra sauce if you prefer a light sauced coating.
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• Serve immediately over hot rice!

Asian Sweet and Sour Chicken

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