When I wouldn't be home for dinner, I usually cook it. My children ate it and said it was really good and always ask me to make it again. You'll be amazingly surprised!
Sweet and sour chicken recipe #1:
Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
2 chicken thighs, bone and skin left on
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1/2 red chili, chopped
2 tbsp white wine
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
2 tsp tomato purée
1 tbsp clear honey
1 tsp soy sauce
1/4 green pepper, chopped
55g/2oz fresh pineapple, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
3-4 fresh chives, to garnish
Directions:
- Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan and add the chicken. Fry the chicken, skin-side down until crisp and golden-brown.
- Add the onion, sweet potato, grated ginger and chili to the pan and fry for two minutes.
- Add the white wine and white wine vinegar to the pan and simmer until the liquid has reduced to half its volume.
- Add the tomato ketchup, tomato purée, honey and soy sauce to the pan. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is completely cooked through.
- Remove the lid for the last five minutes of cooking time and add the pepper and pineapple.
- To serve, pile on a serving plate and garnish with chives.
Sweet and sour chicken recipe #2:
Ingredients:
2 tbsp Ketchup
1 cup water
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 cup brown sugar packed
1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts Boneless skinless, cubed!
2 tbsp. Cornstarch
2 tbsp water
Directions:
- Combine first 5 ingredients in the crock and mix up. Add chicken and cook on low for 6-8 hours OR on high for 3-4 hours.
- Combine cornstarch and water in small bowl. Stir into slow cooker. Cook on high setting for about 15-20 min. stirring often, until thickened.
- Serve over rice or noodles.
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