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Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2oz chopped onion
- 2 tblsp olive oil
- 4 skinless, boneless, chicken breasts, chopped into 1 inch pieces
- ½ cup water
- 1 tsp chicken granules
- 1 can pineapple chunks, drained and juice reserved
- ½ green pepper, sliced
- 1 large tomato, cut in wedges
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- ½ sugar
- 1 tblsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tblsp cornstarch
- 5 cups cooked rice to serve with the dish
Method
- Take a large frying pan and saute garlic and onion in the olive oil.
- Add chicken pieces and cook until cooked through and lightly browned.
- Add 1/2 cup water and chicken granules and bring to a boil. Add pineapple, green pepper, and tomato.
- Mix reserved pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and salt in a small bowl.
- Add to chicken mixture, bring to a boil , stir together cornstarch and a little more water water until smooth.
- Add to pan and cook until sauce is thickened.
- Serve with rice.
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- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 tsp ginger (ground)
- ¼ tsp red pepper (finely chopped)
- 1 ½ lbs chicken breasts
- 1 tblsp olive oli
- ¾ cup onion chopped
- ½ cup Celery (diced)
- ½ cup bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 can pineapple chunks in juice (canned)
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 tblsp sherry (pref. dry)
- 1 ½ tblsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- ¼ cup cashew nuts (chopped) OPTIONAL
Method
- 1. Cut chicken breasts into 1/2-inch pieces.
- 2. Heat oil in a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat.
- 3. Add garlic, ginger, red pepper, and chicken to pan and saute for 5 mins or until chicken is cooked.
- 4. Remove chicken mixture from pan - set aside.
- 5. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper to pan, and saute for 4 mins or until crisp.
- 6. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup juice.
- 7. Add 1 cup pineapple chunks to pan and allow cook for a further 30 seconds.
- 8. Mix the 1/2 cup juice (that you kept) with the soy sauce, sherry, cornstarch, and sugar together in a bowl and stirring the mixture with a whisk until smooth.
- 9. Return chicken mixture to the pan.
- 10. Stir in juice mixture and bring to the boil.
- 11. Cook for a further 1 minute.
- 12. OPTIONAL - Sprinkle with cashews and serve.
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- 3-4 breasts chicken
- 1 red pepper
- 1 small tin pinapple slices in juice
- optional baby corn
- 100ml rice wine vinegar
- 60-70g sugar
- 1-2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- 1 inch fresh ginger finely chopped
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 50-100ml stock (chicken or veg)
- to taste salt and pepper
Method
- If using fresh uncooked chicken or pork then chop and fry off first, leave to side.
- In sauce pan add garlic, ginger,the vinegar, sugar, tomato puree, soy sauce, chopped pinapple and its juice and stock. simmer for 10-15 minutes or until thickened slightly. Add peppers and corn.
- Add chicken back in.
- Taste and add more vinegar/sugar/stock/salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve with boiled rice.
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Add commentcocinero Sat Nov 19 2011 • Reply
Yes this looks tasty and simple. I'll give it a whirl