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One pot Sweet and Sour Chicken

A family favourite that's perfect any day of the week

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Yields4 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time15 minsTotal Time30 mins
 2 Chicken breasts
 1 Onion
 1 Red pepper
 ½ Green pepper
 2 tbsp Oil
 3 tbsp Cornflour
 3 tbsp Plain flour
 1 Tin of Pineapples in natural juice
 2 Garlic cloves chopped
 2 tbsp Soy sauce
 2 tbsp White wine vinegar
 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
 1 tbsp Tomato paste
 2 tbsp Sweet chilli sauce
 ½ tsp Ginger paste
 1 pinch Chilli flakes
 2 tbsp Brown sugar
 ½ Small cup of water(150ml)
 1 pinch S & P
1

Chop chicken into 1 inch pieces

2

Mix Cornflour and flour in a bowl and season with S&P- put 1 tbsp in small bowl and set aside

3

Put chicken into flour mix and mix until each piece is fully coated. Set aside

4

Chop vegetables ensuring they're roughly the same size

5

Heat oil in wok / deep frying pan

6

Fry vegetables for 4-5 mns on medium heat

7

For the sauce- Drain the juice from the tin of Pineapples into a bowl -keeping 2 tbsp aside

8

Add the Soy sauce,Vinegar,Ketchup,Tomato paste, Garlic , Sweet Chill sauce,chilli flakes and sugar and mix then set aside

9

Add the coated Chicken to the frying pan and fry for 4-5 mns until there's a light colour on it

10

Pour the sauce mix into the frying pan and stir until evenly covered

11

Lower heat and simmer for 5 mns

12

Add pineapple pieces and water and stir

13

Mix the remaining flour and pineapple juice and add to pan

14

Stir until sauce thickens

15

Serve with rice

Ingredients

 2 Chicken breasts
 1 Onion
 1 Red pepper
 ½ Green pepper
 2 tbsp Oil
 3 tbsp Cornflour
 3 tbsp Plain flour
 1 Tin of Pineapples in natural juice
 2 Garlic cloves chopped
 2 tbsp Soy sauce
 2 tbsp White wine vinegar
 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
 1 tbsp Tomato paste
 2 tbsp Sweet chilli sauce
 ½ tsp Ginger paste
 1 pinch Chilli flakes
 2 tbsp Brown sugar
 ½ Small cup of water(150ml)
 1 pinch S & P

Directions

1

Chop chicken into 1 inch pieces

2

Mix Cornflour and flour in a bowl and season with S&P- put 1 tbsp in small bowl and set aside

3

Put chicken into flour mix and mix until each piece is fully coated. Set aside

4

Chop vegetables ensuring they're roughly the same size

5

Heat oil in wok / deep frying pan

6

Fry vegetables for 4-5 mns on medium heat

7

For the sauce- Drain the juice from the tin of Pineapples into a bowl -keeping 2 tbsp aside

8

Add the Soy sauce,Vinegar,Ketchup,Tomato paste, Garlic , Sweet Chill sauce,chilli flakes and sugar and mix then set aside

9

Add the coated Chicken to the frying pan and fry for 4-5 mns until there's a light colour on it

10

Pour the sauce mix into the frying pan and stir until evenly covered

11

Lower heat and simmer for 5 mns

12

Add pineapple pieces and water and stir

13

Mix the remaining flour and pineapple juice and add to pan

14

Stir until sauce thickens

15

Serve with rice

One pot Sweet and Sour Chicken

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