I got this recipe from a cookbook that I brought with me when our family came to Canada. The recipe calls for pork as the main protein but I changed it to adapt to my family’s taste. My family loves it and according to my husband “It’s better than what is served in restaurants” 🙂
Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Serves: 4-5 servings
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sherry
- ½ -3/4 cup cornstarch
- Oil for frying
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ green bell pepper, diced
- ½ red bell pepper, diced
- ½ cup pineapple chunks
Sweet and Sour sauce:
- 3 teaspoons soy sauce
- 6 tablespoons white vinegar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 8 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken pieces in soy sauce and sherry for 30 minutes.
- Dip each piece in cornstarch and fry over medium heat until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
- In a bowl, mix ingredients for sauce. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet. Sauté garlic until light brown. Add peppers and sauce mix. Bring to a boil then add chicken pieces and pineapples, stirring well to lightly coat the chicken with the sauce.
- Transfer to a plate and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Notes
Adapted from “The Maya Kitchen”
Check out some of my other Asian inspired chicken dishes.
Sticky Honey Sesame Drumsticks
Just a quick question ~ How important is the Worcestershire sauce in this recipe, and is there a suitable substitute that will satisfy that component of flavor? It’s not something we care for in most dishes, therefore, whenever we buy a bottle it ends up sitting around wayyy past it’s expiration date and then it just gets tossed, many times having only been used once, maybe twice max. I really hate wasting money and food products in that manner…
Of course, maybe once we try this dish we will LOVE IT SO MUCH that we’ll make it every week and then we would definitely use up a bottle! lol Unfortunately, my hubby just isn’t a fan at all and I truly don’t care for it…
Thank you in advance for your time and assistance!
Lyssa
Hi Lyssa,
I can relate to your situation. I have a few ingredients in my pantry which I have only used once or twice. You can skip on the Worcestershire sauce or use a substitute if you like. Hope these help!
Thank you so much for your kind response, I have no idea how or why I didn’t realize you had written me back. I just saw this recipe amongst my beloved “Pinned” creations and after checking it out I realized that I had already sent you a question regarding the Worcestershire sauce! lol
Thanks again for your help and speedy reply, i look forward to making this soon! (Albeit probably with pork instead of chicken 😉)
Take care and Happy Cooking!!❤️❤️
okay… this looks better than any take out! gorgeous.
xo
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Thank you so much 🙂