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Crispy Sweet & Sour Chicken

Homemade, crispy, sweet and sour chicken with delicious ‘better than a takeaway’ sauce!
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  • 5ย tbspย vegetable oil
  • 2ย eggs lightly beaten
  • 3ย tbspย cornflour
  • 90g plain flour
  • ยฝย tspย garlic salt
  • 2ย tspย Greenfields hotย paprika
  • 3ย chicken breast filletsย –ย chopped into bite-size chunks
  • ยฝ tsp salt
  • ยฝ tsp pepper

Sauce:

  • 1ย tbspย vegetable oil
  • 1ย large onionย –ย peeled and chopped into large chunks
  • 1ย red pepperย –ย chopped into 1 inch pieces
  • 1ย green pepperย –ย chopped into 1 inch pieces
  • 2ย clovesย of garlicย –ย peeled and chopped/crushed
  • 1ย tspย minced ginger
  • 150ml tomato ketchup
  • 2ย tbspย malt vinegar
  • 6ย tbspย dark brown sugar (muscovado if possible)
  • 475g canned of pineapple chunks in juice

To Serve:

  • Boiled Rice (or rice of your choice)
  • Spring onion cut into slices
  • 1ย tbspย each Greenfields black and whiteย sesame seeds
  1. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan until very hot.
  2. Whilst the oil is heating, place the egg in one shallow bowl and the cornflour in another shallow bowl. Add the flour,ย salt, pepper, garlic salt and paprika to another shallow bowl and mix together.
  3. Coat the chicken first in the cornflour, then dip in the egg – make sure covered, and finally coat in the seasoned flour.ย Add to the wok and cook on a high heat for 6-7 minutes, turning two or threeย times during cooking, until well browned.
  4. Remove from the pan and place in a bowl lined with kitchen towels.

The Sauce.

  1. While your chicken is cooking add 1 tbsp ย oil to a large frying pan/skillet, heat it up on a medium-to-high heatย and add in the onions. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring every now and then, untilย the onions are soft.
  2. Add in the peppers and cook for a further minute.
  3. Add in the garlic and ginger and cook for another minute. Add the tomato ketchup, vinegar, dark brown sugar, andย the tinned pineapple – include the juice – and stir. Bring to the boil, and then turn down the heat and let it bubble,ย stir every so often until slightly thickened.
  4. Transfer the cooked crispy chicken to the pan with the sauce and toss to coat.
  5. Serve with boiled or fried rice and a sprinkling of the Greenfields sesame seeds.
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In this recipe:

The ultimate comfort food, cook in 15 mins and you can be enjoying this easy, homemade, crispy, sweet and sour chicken with our delicious – so much better than a takeaway – sauce!

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