Sunday, August 24, 2008

Awesome Sweet And Sour Chicken Recipes

I am glad to have shared with you this secret recipe to cooking awesome sweet and sour chicken. Now you can have it to enjoy at home. It's easy and authentic!
When I wouldn't be home for dinner, I usually cook it. My children ate it and said it was really good and always ask me to make it again. You'll be amazingly surprised!
Sweet and sour chicken recipe #1:
Ingredients:1 tbsp olive oil2 chicken thighs, bone and skin left on1/2 onion, chopped1/2 sweet potato, peeled and chopped 1 tsp grated fresh ginger 1/2 red chili, chopped2 tbsp white wine1 tbsp white wine vinegar2 tbsp tomato ketchup2 tsp tomato purée1 tbsp clear honey1 tsp soy sauce1/4 green pepper, chopped55g/2oz fresh pineapple, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces3-4 fresh chives, to garnish
Directions:
Heat the olive oil in a non-stick frying pan and add the chicken. Fry the chicken, skin-side down until crisp and golden-brown.
Add the onion, sweet potato, grated ginger and chili to the pan and fry for two minutes.
Add the white wine and white wine vinegar to the pan and simmer until the liquid has reduced to half its volume.
Add the tomato ketchup, tomato purée, honey and soy sauce to the pan. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the chicken is completely cooked through.
Remove the lid for the last five minutes of cooking time and add the pepper and pineapple.
To serve, pile on a serving plate and garnish with chives.
Sweet and sour chicken recipe #2:
Ingredients:2 tbsp Ketchup 1 cup water 1/2 cup white vinegar 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 cup brown sugar packed 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts Boneless skinless, cubed! 2 tbsp. Cornstarch 2 tbsp water
Directions:
Combine first 5 ingredients in the crock and mix up. Add chicken and cook on low for 6-8 hours OR on high for 3-4 hours.
Combine cornstarch and water in small bowl. Stir into slow cooker. Cook on high setting for about 15-20 min. stirring often, until thickened.
Serve over rice or noodles.

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