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Tasia and Gracia's sweet and sour chicken

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This sweet and sour chicken with pineapple dish is a delicious take on a takeaway classic. Simply serve with steamed rice and dig in.

  • Serves4, Serves
  • Cook time30 minutes
  • Prep time20 minutes, + 30 mins marinating time
Tasia and Gracia’s sweet and sour chicken

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (60ml) light soy sauce
  • 1 Coles Australian Free Range Egg white
  • 2 x 300g Coles RSPCA Approved Free Range Chicken Breast Fillets, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 425g can Coles Pineapple Pieces in Syrup, drained reserving 1/2 cup (125ml) syrup
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) white vinegar
  • 2/3 cup (180ml) tomato sauce
  • 1 tbs white sugar
  • 1 tbs light soy sauce, extra
  • 1 cup (150g) cornflour
  • Vegetable oil, for deep-frying
  • 1 tbs vegetable oil, extra
  • 1 green capsicum, seeded, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 1 red capsicum, seeded, cut into 2cm pieces
  • 1 brown onion, cut into wedges
  • 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbs cornflour, extra
  • Steamed rice, to serve

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Combine the soy sauce and egg white in a large bowl. Season with pepper. Add the chicken and turn to coat. Place in the fridge, covered, for 30 mins to develop the flavours.

  2. Step 2

    Combine the reserved pineapple syrup with the vinegar, tomato sauce, sugar and extra soy sauce in a large jug.

  3. Step 3

    Drain chicken from the marinade mixture. Place cornflour in a large shallow bowl. Add enough oil to a wok or large saucepan to come 10cm up the side of the pan. Heat over medium-high heat to 180°C (when the oil is ready, a cube of bread turns golden brown in 15 secs). Toss half the chicken in cornflour to coat. Cook for 3 mins or until crisp, golden and cooked through. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Repeat with remaining chicken and cornflour.

  4. Step 4

    Heat the extra oil in a clean wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the combined capsicum, onion and garlic and stir-fry for 2 mins or until just tender. Transfer to a heatproof bowl.

  5. Step 5

    Add the pineapple syrup mixture and pineapple pieces to the wok or frying pan over medium heat. Bring to a gentle simmer. Combine the extra cornflour and 1 tbs water in a small jug or bowl. Add the cornflour mixture to the pineapple mixture and cook, stirring, for 2 mins or until mixture thickens. Return the chicken and capsicum mixture to the wok or frying pan and cook, stirring, for a further 2 mins or until heated through. Season.

  6. Step 6

    Divide chicken mixture among serving bowls and serve with rice.