Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken

Easy sweet and sour chicken is a delicious meal for two. This 30-minute recipe proves you can make healthy takeaway dishes at home and for less cost too!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Asian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 327kcal

Author Neil

Equipment

Ingredients

2 tablespoon plain flour
Salt and Freshly ground pepper
300 g skinless boneless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 clove garlic finely chopped
1 small onion sliced
½ red pepper deseeded and sliced
½ yellow pepper deseeded and sliced
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon tomato puree
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
50 ml water
1 tablespoon dry sherry

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Place the flour in a small bowl and season with the salt and pepper.
Roll and coat the chicken pieces in the flour mixture.
Heat the vegetable oil in a suitably sized frying pan or wok over a medium heat. Add the coated chicken and stir-fry until no longer pink inside, about 6 – 7 minutes. Then remove chicken from the pan using a slotted spoon and set aside.
Add the garlic, onion and pepper and stir-fry for about 3 – 4 minutes.
Return the chicken to the pan and stir in the sugar, vinegar, tomato puree, soy sauce, water and sherry. Allow the liquid to simmer for a couple of minutes in the pan before serving.

Notes

Nutrition label does not include rice.

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