July 2, 2009

Sweet & Sour Chicken / Pork


I'm sure everyone knows how to cook sweet & sour dishes, either chicken, prawn or fish but still I want share this recipe.  The secret ingredient I use in this dish is oyster sauce + Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce + Plum sauce....

Ingredients:
500g boneless chicken (cut into bite size or strips)
½ green & red bell pepper ~ cut into cubes
2 stalks scallions ~ white part cut into 2” length
1 canned pineapple cubes
1 tbsp chopped garlic
Oil for frying

Marinate: (15-20mins):
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp corn flour
1 tsp rice wine

Batter:
½ cup water or pineapple juice
6 tbsp plain flour
3 tbsp corn starch
½ tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 tsp cooking oil
½ tsp salt

Sauce:
1½ tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp plum sauce
1/8 tsp Chinese rice vinegar (Transparent color)
½ tsp Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp corn starch
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp water

Directions:
  1. Prepare the batter, sweet & sour sauce ingredients well, set aside.
  2. Transfer the chicken pieces into the batter & make sure well coated.  In a deep skillet, add in the cooking oil enough for deep-frying until turn golden brown dish out & drain on paper towel.
  3. Heat 2 tbsp cooking oil, sauté chopped garlic till light brown, follow by bell peppers & pineapple cubes.  Stir fry till smell the peppery aroma & add in the sweet & sour sauce.  As soon as the sauces thicken, add the chicken & scallions.  Stir well, dish out & serve hot with steamed white rice.

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