Chinese Pineapple Chicken With Cashew Nuts, Ginger, Spring Onion

"This is sure to satisfy all your cravings for Chinese food, it's a great recipe. Be brave with the ginger, it mellows out as it cooks and is helped along by the sweetness of the dish. The cashew nuts are optional but I am yet to make it without them as I love their crunchy texture and creamy taste. Be sure to serve it with plenty of white fluffy rice. Quicker than waiting for takeout. UPDATE - I HAVE DECREASED THE AMOUNT OF WATER USED IN THE SAUCE FROM 1/2PT TO 1/4 PINT BUT I FIND IT DOES TEND TO GET A BIT TOO THICK AND NEEDS A DROP OR 2 MORE. USE YOUR SENSES, IF YOU THINK IT NEEDS IT THEN ADD IT! ADDING FROZEN VEGGIES WILL WATER THE SAUCE DOWN CONSIDERABLY. THIS PARTICULAR RECIPE DOES NOT ADHERE MUCH TO TWEAKING AND I SUGGEST YOU TRY IT AS STATED BELOW FIRST. THANK YOU"
 
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photo by Diana Yen photo by Diana Yen
photo by Diana Yen
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
18
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • First of all make the sauce. Combine everything, mix well until smooth and set aside.
  • Fry the chicken in the oil with the onion and ginger for 5 minutes over a medium high heat.
  • Add the green pepper and the pineapple chunks and fry for another 5 minutes adding half of the spring onions after 2 minutes.
  • Add the crushed garlic and the cashew nuts, fry for 2 minutes then pour over the sauce and bring to the boil.
  • After a minute or 2, the sauce should thicken and stick to the chicken. It it looks too thick, add some water, little by little until desired consistency is acheived.
  • Utterly Delicious.

Questions & Replies

  1. What can you use in place of "golden syrup"?. It's not available in my area.
     
  2. Why don't you just say 1/2 cup instead of that annoying 1/4 pint nonsence?
     
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Reviews

  1. This is awesome. It really tastes like it came from a chinese restaurant. I could not find golden syrup so used pure maple syrup. I would love more of these recipes rob16. Thank you.
     
  2. This was quick and easy to make. I served it over brown rice. We could definitely taste the five spice in the sauce and my daughter didn't care for it. The sauce never thickened but my husband and I liked it and will probably make again.
     
  3. I doubled the recipe since there is 7 people to feed in my family but when I did that, the sauce turned out really thin. It didn't really matter, though, since the flavor is all there. I ordered Golden Syrup off Amazon and don't mind having it in my pantry since it is great in tea. This recipe is sweet so keep that in mind.
     
  4. This was good, but I left out the golden syrup. It was still a little sweet. I think some red pepper flakes added at the beginning of the cooking would help balance the sweetness.
     
  5. I made this for my family tonight as a rule I don't normally eat chicken but on making this it looked nice I must say it was lovely enjoyed by all only thing I would say is hold back on the water just add a little until you pour sauce over chicken add a little of the pineapple juice as required
     
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