🍍 Chicken Sweet and Sour

Meat · Main ingredient: Chicken · ⏱ 11 min · Serves 5 · ~₱305 · Best for: Dinner, Lunch

Ingredients

• 1 kg Chicken breast or thigh, cubed
• 1 pc Egg, beaten
• 0.5 cup Cornstarch
• 0.25 cup All-purpose flour
• 3 pinch Salt, to taste
• 0.5 tsp Pepper, to taste
• 2 cup Cooking oil, for deep frying
• 1 pc Onion, cut into chunks
• 1 pc Red bell pepper, cut into chunks
• 1 pc Green bell pepper, cut into chunks
• 1 cup Pineapple chunks
• 0.5 cup Ketchup
• 0.25 cup White vinegar
• 0.25 cup Sugar
• 0.5 cup Pineapple juice
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water

Instructions

1. Season chicken cubes with salt and pepper, then coat in beaten egg followed by a mixture of cornstarch and flour.
2. Heat oil and deep-fry chicken cubes for 6-8 minutes until golden and cooked through; drain on paper towels.
3. In a separate pan, combine ketchup, vinegar, sugar, pineapple juice, and soy sauce; bring to a simmer.
4. Add onion and bell peppers, and cook for 2-3 minutes until slightly softened.
5. Add pineapple chunks and stir in the cornstarch slurry, cooking until the sauce thickens.
6. Add the fried chicken to the sauce and toss to coat evenly.
7. Serve immediately while hot with steamed rice.

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