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Sweet and sour chicken
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Sweet and sour chicken

Better than the takeaway, with juicy pineapple and crunchy peppers.

Time 30 min
EffortMedium
Per portion£2.50
Calories526 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Chicken breast fillets500 g
  • Pineapple chunks in juice (tin)1 tin
  • Peppers2 peppers
  • Brown onions150 g
  • Tomato purée40 g
  • Soy sauce30 ml
  • Basmati rice300 g

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, plain flour, granulated sugar. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Soya, Gluten.

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Nutrition per adult portion
526
calories
38g
protein
78g
carbs
7g
fat
4g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Put the rice on to cook following the pack instructions.300 g basmati rice
  2. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and toss in a tablespoon of flour with a pinch of salt. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a wok or large frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry for 6 to 8 minutes until golden and cooked through.500 g chicken breast fillets
  3. Chop the peppers and onion into chunks, add and stir-fry for 3 minutes.2 peppers150 g brown onions
  4. Drain the pineapple, keeping the juice. Mix the juice with the tomato purée, the soy sauce and a tablespoon of sugar. Pour into the pan with the pineapple chunks and bubble for 3 minutes until glossy. Serve over the rice.1 tin pineapple chunks in juice40 g tomato purée30 ml soy sauce
The trick that makes it

Add the sauce at the very end and let it bubble hard. A quick glossy sauce beats a long simmer.

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