Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 46 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: a splash or two of vegetable oil for frying; 2 nice fat skinless chicken breast fillets - cut into bite-size pieces; 1/2 green bell pepper cut into chunks; 1 red bell pepper - cut into chunks; 1 large onion – cut into chunks; 4 or 5 pineapple rings (from a can) and cut into bite-sized pieces **keep the juice for later; 3 fat cloves garlic - finely chopped; 1/2 a tablespoon cornflour; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 teaspoons Shaoxing (Chinese rice wine); 3 tablespoons Heinz tomato ketchup; 2 tablespoons plum sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons of hot chilli sauce (Maggi - available from Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's); 1 tablespoon of juice from the can of pineapple; 1 tablespoon cornflour; 1 tablespoon of soy sauce; 2 teaspoons of rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar

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Easy to make Chinese Sweet and Sour Chicken made from a few store cupboard ingredients, although I would recommend using proper Shaoxing (Chinese rice wine)

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I love sweet and sour chicken in batter, but sometimes you either can't be bothered to mess about.

Besides, this is better for you! Although I did make sweet and sour chicken in the Actifry which is very similar but with far fewer calories than regular sweet and sour chicken.

If you do make this, please be sure to marinate the chicken; don't leave that bit out as it really makes a difference to the chicken.

Top Tip!

You can now buy Shaoxing or Shaohsing Chinese rice wine in Sainsbury's. It's in their World food part of the store.

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14 comments

louise26 March 2009 at 09:03
When I was pregnant all I ever wanted to eat was sweet and sour chicken balls!! Will definately try this one Louise xx
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James26 March 2009 at 10:41
You mean not open a jar of ready made sauce?.....

Even better with fresh pineapple too.
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Sophie Sportende Foodie26 March 2009 at 11:03
Yummie yummie yummie,:)!!!
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Sean26 March 2009 at 13:53
These look so much better than the greasy, premade junk that they serve at the local Chinese restaurant around campus.

Looks delicious!
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Valerie Harrison (bellini)26 March 2009 at 14:02
This is almost the same way that I prepare my S & S chicken too...sans batter. The flavours can't be beat:D
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Peter M26 March 2009 at 15:37
Jan, you're quite versatile in the kitchen...from Chinese to Greek, Indian and pub grub...delish indeedy!
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Femin Susan27 March 2009 at 01:53
I ate it. Super...... Super.......
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Jescel27 March 2009 at 04:16
oh my this looks good.. but i do prefer the battered chicken. i use cornstarch so the batter isn't as thick than when using flour.
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Maggie27 March 2009 at 10:07
Much better than the chinese takeaway Jan - it looks delicious.
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Shari27 March 2009 at 12:47
This looks easy and good!
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Michelle Rittler28 March 2009 at 02:10
Looks great, Jan! Reminds me of a similar dish my mother would make for us years ago!
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Marie Rayner28 March 2009 at 08:50
I love sweet and sour anything Jan. Your chicken looks delicious! Who needs batter! All those extra calories!
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Jan28 March 2009 at 21:59
I also like the battered sweet and sour, but it's fabulous without too, and healthier. This looks great, Jan.
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Nina Timm30 March 2009 at 04:18
Ih by, this looks so yummee!!!!
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