How to Cook Sweet and Sour Chicken
Ingredients
- ½ kg chicken breast chunks, boneless and skinless
- 1 egg, beaten
- 5 tbsp cornflour
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 pc red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 pc green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 pc small carrot, sliced
- ¼ cup pineapple tidbits
- 1 pc medium onion, chopped
- cooking oil
- for the sauce:
- 1 thumb ginger, minced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 pcs bay leaves
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ½ cup vinegar
- 1 cup water
- cooking oil
Instructions
- Put chicken chunks in a mixing bowl. Add egg, cornflour, salt, and pepper. Mix well until the chicken is fully coated.
- Heat cooking oil in a pan. Add the coated chicken chunks. Deep-fry until golden brown then set aside.
- Heat about 2 tbsp cooking oil in a pan. Add onion, carrot, pineapple tidbits, red and green bell peppers. Sauté for about 2-3 minutes then set aside.
- For the sauce
- : Heat about 2 tbsp cooking oil in a pan. Add ginger and garlic then sauté for 1 minute. Add tomato paste, vinegar, water, brown sugar, tomato sauce, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Stir then bring to a boil. Remove from heat then filter the solid ingredients with a strainer.
- Heat a pan then pour the prepared sauce. Add the fried chicken chunks and the cooked vegetables and pineapple. Mix and cook for 2 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving dish. Enjoy your sweet and sour chicken!
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