Ingredients
Makes: 4 - 6 servings
- Marinade
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce or 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1-2 tablespoons cornflour, mixed with 1 tablespoon water
- 5-6 chicken breast fillets, sliced into thin strips
- Sauce
- 2-3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 4 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons chilli sauce
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 2 medium green peppers, finely sliced
- 6 slices tinned pineapple, quartered, 2 tablespoons liquid reserved
- 2 tablespoons water
- 8-10 basil leaves
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:15min ›
Extra time:30min marinating ›
Ready in:1hr
- Make the marinade by mixing together the sugar, salt, soy sauce and cornflour slurry. Mix in the chicken, let marinate for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a small bowl, mix together the water, tomato ketchup, sugar, vinegar, fish sauce, lemon juice and chilli sauce. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan over high heat. Stir-fry the garlic until aromatic, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in the chicken and cook until medium done, around 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same frying pan over high heat. Stir-fry the onions until soft, 3-4 minutes. Add the green peppers and pineapple, stir well.
- Add the chicken back into the pan. Stir in 2 tablespoons water, 2 tablespoons pineapple liquid, basil and cook for 4-6 minutes.
- Mix in the sauce and stir until the sauce becomes thick, 2-3 minutes. Serve.
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This is an amazing recipe better and fresher than Thai restuarant sweet and sour - 02 Feb 2017
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A great sweet and sour, fantastic taste and a really easy to follow recipe. I used pork instead of chicken. My husband usually makes the sweet and sour dishes but I made this one and he said its better than his. Woo hoo. - 16 Mar 2015
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