Crispy Sweet And Sour Chicken

Crispy Sweet And Sour Chicken
  • Author: catx84

Enjoy creating this delicious Sweet and Sour Chicken at home. The crispy chicken coated in a flavorful sauce made with a blend of tangy and sweet ingredients will surely make your taste buds dance. Dive into a world of flavors with every bite of this delightful dish!

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • For The Sauce:-
  • 1 Tablespoon of olive oil/ cooking oil (olive oil works better)
  • 1 onion or a couple of spring onions Diced
  • 1 garlic clove chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon of dark soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons of Balsamic Vinegar (Any vinegar will do but I find this is the best)
  • 1 Tablespoon of tomato puree
  • 125 ml of cold Water
  • 1 Tablespoon of cornflour
  • 2 Tablespoons of sugar
  • 1/2 567g tin of chopped Pineapple (but use all of the juice from the tin for the sauce)
  • 1 red pepper sliced
  • 1 carrot sliced into thin strips
  • For The Crispy Chicken
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts chopped into chunks
  • 100g cornflour
  • 150g plain flour
  • 10g baking powder
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • Iced water (enough to make a thin batter that will just stick to your finger)

Instructions

  • Firstly in a saucepan heat a tbsp of cooking/olive oil on medium heat. Add the diced onion and let them sweat for a couple of minutes. (While the onions are sweating you can put a separate pan of water on to boil for the rice to cook in.)
  • Then add to the onions the garlic, soy sauce, vinegar and tomato puree. Keep stirring this mixture.
  • Mix the corn flour (for the sauce) in the cold water then add to the pan.
  • Stir in the sugar then add your pepper, carrot and pineapple with the juice from the tin. Bring to the boil then simmer for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
  • While the sauce is simmering you can mix up your batter. mix the two flours together and baking powder,gently add iced water, briefly stir- can stay lumpy but do not over stir.
  • Dip your chicken in the batter and deep fry until a golden brown colour. (cut into one of the chicken pieces to ensure it is cooked thoroughly)
  • serve chicken on a plate then pour the sauce over the top.
  • Serve with rice.
  • Also try this recipe with either pork, prawns, vegetables or tofu.

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Yield

Serves 2