Sweet And Sour Chicken

Ingredients list for Sweet And Sour Chicken

• 400 grams Boneless chicken cut into 1 inch pieces
• 5 tablespoons Cornflour/ corn starch
• 4 tablespoons Tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup Pineapple juice
• 1/4 teaspoon MSG
• 1/2 teaspoon White pepper powder
• to taste Salt
• 2 cups Chicken stock
• 1 inch piece Ginger finely chopped
• 4-6 cloves Garlic finely chopped
• 1 medium Onion quartered and layers separated
• 1 medium Green capsicum cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 medium Red capsicum cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1/2 medium Yellow capsicum cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 slice Tinned pineapple cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons Vinegar

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 200°C. Pat the chicken pieces dry. Roll them in two tablespoons of cornstarch. Heat a non-stick pan, place the chicken pieces on it and sear on both sides.
2. Place them on a baking tray and cook in the preheated oven at 200°C. Blend the remaining cornstarch in one cup of water.
3. Blend tomato sauce, sugar, pineapple juice, MSG, white pepper powder and salt to taste in one cup of chicken stock. Heat a non-stick pan, add chopped ginger, garlic and cook for one minute.
4. Add onion and continue to cook for a minute more. Stir in sauce and spice mix, capsicum, red and yellow bell peppers, remaining stock and blended cornstarch.
5. Cook for a couple of minutes or until the sauce starts to thicken, stirring continuously. Add chicken pieces, pineapple pieces and cook for a minute or until the sauce coats the chicken pieces.

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