Sweet and Sour Chicken

Based on a recipe from FoodTV.com, with my own improvisations
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Serves:
- Units:
8
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ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 1⁄2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1 1/2 inch cubes
- salt
- pepper
- 2 red bell peppers, cut in 1 inch squares
- 2 green bell peppers, cut in 1 inch squares
- 2 medium onions, cut in 1 inch squares
- 1 (13 1/2 ounce) can pineapple chunks (drain and save juice)
- 1⁄4 cup orange juice
- 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar or 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1⁄2 cup chicken stock
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch, dissolved in
- 4 teaspoons cold water
directions
- Combine the juices, sugar, vinegar and stock in a small bowl.
- Season the chicken cubes. Sauté in the vegetable oil until all pinkness is gone and the chicken is beginning to brown. Remove to a clean plate/bowl.
- Add peppers and onion to sauté pan. Heat for 1-2 minutes.
- Add the pineapple. Heat 1 minute.
- Add the juice mixture. Simmer until sauce has reduced by a third.
- Add cornstarch slurry slowly, stirring well, until sauce has a nice consistency.
- Add chicken back to pan, and simmer 5 minutes.
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Very good! I made a small change to the preparation of the chicken - I prepared a pan with nonstick cooking spray and then rolled the cubes of chicken in a little bit of cornstarch seasoned with pepper (no salt) and then followed the recipe from there. It smelled wonderful too! Thanks for sharing!1Reply
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I halved the recipe for the 3 of us tonight. I though this was a nice traditional recipe for S&S chicken. I like ketchup or tomato sauce in the sauce so I added about 1/4 of it as well. I also marinated the chicken in some soy sauce and corn starch prior to stir frying it as it gives the chicken more flavor...I do this with a lot of stir fry recipes. I did like that your recipe had lots of color with the red and green peppers and pineapple. Some recipes don't include both. Thanks for sharing.Reply
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