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Sweet and sour pineapple chicken
crispy coated chicken with deep fried caramelized pineapple sauce
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Chinese
Prep Time
25
minutes
Cook Time
15
minutes
Total Time
40
minutes
Servings
2
person
Author
indrani
Ingredients
Ingredients
400
gm
boneless chicken
1/2
cup
pineapple pieces
2 to 3
tbsp
Sugar
(you can reduce it if your pineapple is very sweet)
3
tbsp
Rice wine Vinegar
1
tbsp
Black pepper powder
2
tbsp
garlic
One
cup
chopped onion
1/2
cup
chopped capsicum
3/4
cup
pineapple juice
1
tsp
soy sauce
2 to 3
green chilies chopped fine
( 2 to 3 or more if you want it very spicy)
2
tbsp
cornflour and refined flour 2 tbsp made to a batter with water
1
tsp
cornflour for the sauce.
1/2
cup
chicken stock
Salt
1
cup
oil for frying
Instructions
Preparation
frying the chicken
marinate the boneless chicken pieces in 2 tbsp of vinegar and black pepper powder and salt for 15 to 20 minutes.
heat the oil in the pan
dip the chicken pieces in the cornflour batter and deep fry them in oil till light brown.drain and keep aside.
making the sauce
Add the sugar directly in the pan and allow to melt forming a golden liquid.
Add pineapple juice
Add soy sauce and vinegar.
Check the salt,add if required.
you can add the green chilies and mix .
Add stock with 1 tsp cornflour dissolved and boil till it forms a thick sauce.Switch off the gas and keep aside.
Mixing and tempering the chicken
Heat 1 tbsp oil in the pan.
Fry onions till translucent .
Add capsicum and pine apple pieces and cook till tender.Add little salt.
Add chicken and cover cook for the flavors to fuse together.
add the sauce and mix now.
Serve hot with fried rice.