Serve this delicious crispy chicken with sweet and sour sauce, and grated cucumber at your next get together.
Ingredients Of Sweet And Sour Chicken
- 1/2 kg boneless chicken, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp rum
- 1 tsp red chilli sauce
- 1 Tbsp chopped spring onions
- 2 tsp garlic paste
- 2 egg whites
- 4 Tbsp corn flour
- Oil for deep frying
Sweet and Sour Sauce :- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 3 Tbsp spring onions cut into 1"lengths
- 2 chopped garlic
- 1 dried red chilli
- 1 capsicum
- 3 Tbsp vinegar
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 Tbsp soya sauce
- 250 ml chicken stock
- 2 tsp corn flour dissolved in 1 tbsp water
- 3 Tbsp chunked pineapple
- 3 Tbsp peeled, grated cucumber
How to Make Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Combine chicken with marinade ingredients. Set aside for 2-3 hours.
- Deep fry in hot oil until chicken is tender.
- Drain and keep warm while preparing the sauce.
- For the Sauce:
- Heat sesame oil. Stir-fry spring onions, garlic and chilli for 1 minute.
- Add capsicum and cook for 1/2 a minute.
- Stir in vinegar, sugar, sauces and chicken stock.
- Season and thicken with a little corn flour. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add pineapple to the sauce with cooked chicken.
- Reheat. Serve with grated cucumber.