miniman
Executive Chef
We used our recipe tonight, but it was a bit boring with little distinction between the sweet & sour.
Goodweed, that looks so good! Thanks for sharing!
oh some good ideas , thanks !You are so very welcome. Feel free to change the recipe to meet your needs and tastes. For instance, you could substitute canned-pitted cherries for the pineapple, and add cloves and cinnamon, and use with ham or pork (though the pineapple works with those as well), or replace the ginger with nutmeg, add apple chunks and top a pork tenerloin.
The idea is what's important. You can change it up by varying the ingredients.
Seeeeeya; Goodweed of the North
mmmm sounds so good!The Chinese restaurant here coats the chicken in a tempura batter and deep-fries it. Then it is sauced, along with stir-fried carrots, sweet peppers and broccoli. I know it's more fattening, but it's awfully good!
Sweet-and-Sour Stir-Fried Chicken
Serves 4
6 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 (20-ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained, 6 tablespoons juice reserved
6 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1 bag of frozen stir fry veggies or you can use raw veggies of your choice. I use the birdeye brand broccoli, carrots, water chestnuts
3 cloves minced garlic
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
Whisk vinegar, reserved pineapple juice, sugar, ketchup, and cornstarch in bowl.
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add half of chicken and cook, stirring often, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Transfer to plate and repeat with additional 1 tablespoon oil and remaining chicken.
Add remaining oil and vegetables to now-empty skillet and cook until softened, 4 to 6 minutes.
Add pineapple chunks, garlic, and ginger and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add vinegar mixture and chicken along with any accumulated juices to skillet and simmer until sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes.
Serve with rice.