Sweet and Sour Chicken (or Pork)
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts or 4 boneless pork chops (I usually guess on the amount I need depending on how many people will be eating)
Breading
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1⁄2 cup flour
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
Sauce
- 1⁄4 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 cup onion
- 1⁄2 cup green pepper
- 1⁄2 cup carrot, sliced
- 3⁄4 cup ketchup
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup pineapple chunk
- 1 dash ground ginger
Directions
- Frying the chicken (or pork): Cut up chicken (or pork) into small pieces.
- Mix breading ingredients (it will be runny).
- Dip each piece of meat into the breading then place into the oil until it turns brown.
- Make sure the meat has enough time to cook before removing it.
- Drain the fried chicken (or pork) and set aside, or place a cover over them to keep them warm.
- Sauce: Melt the margarine in a frying pan, and add the onion, green pepper and sliced carrots.
- I often add other peppers or snow peas as well.
- Once the veggies are cooked stir in the rest of the ingredients EXCEPT the pineapple.
- Cook until it boils and add cornstarch if it is too runny.
- Finally add the Pineapple for the last 5 min.
- of cooking time.
- Finally: Serve over rice if desired.
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