Sweet and Sour Chicken

Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger; 2 Tbsps honey; 1 Tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce; 59 milliliters fresh orange juice; 4 teaspoons peanut oil; 4 servings Chopped peanuts for sprinkling, optional; 1 pint sweet mixed peppers, quartered, or 2 mixed bell peppers, cut into 1-inch strips; 2 Tbsps rice wine vinegar; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 scallions, whites cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, greens cut into 1-inch pieces and thinly sliced vertically into thin strips; 340 grams boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces; 227 grams snow peas, trimmed; 4 servings Serving suggestion, cooked brown rice

The recipe Sweet and Sour Chicken is ready in roughly 30 minutes and is definitely a super gluten free and dairy free option for lovers of Chinese food. This main course has 239 calories, 22g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have rice wine vinegar, cornstarch, peanuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, chili-garlic sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, orange juice and cornstarch; set aside.

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Chili Garlic Sauce

Orange Juice

Corn Starch

Soy Sauce

Vinegar

Honey

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Whisk

Bowl

Meanwhile, coat the chicken with 2 teaspoons oil and heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season the chicken to taste with salt and pepper and cook, turning occasionally with a wooden spoon, 2 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Wooden Spoon

Frying Pan

Transfer the partially-cooked chicken to a plate. Reserve the pan.

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Cooked Chicken

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Frying Pan

Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons oil in the pan; add the peppers, scallion whites, and snow peas. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the reserved chicken; whisk the sauce again and add it to the pan. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is thickened and the chicken is tender, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Vegetable

Snow Peas

Green Onions

Whole Chicken

Peppers

Sauce

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Serve over rice and sprinkle with the scallion greens and peanuts, if using.

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Green Onions

Peanuts

Rice

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Servings:

1teaspoon

chili-garlic sauce 2teaspoons

cornstarch 1teaspoon

finely grated fresh ginger 2Tbsps

honey 1Tbsp

reduced-sodium soy sauce 59milliliters

fresh orange juice 4teaspoons

peanut oil 4servings

Chopped peanuts for sprinkling, optional 1pint

sweet mixed peppers, quartered, or 2 mixed bell peppers, cut into 1-inch strips 2Tbsps

rice wine vinegar 4servings

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 6

scallions, whites cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, greens cut into 1-inch pieces and thinly sliced vertically into thin strips 340grams

boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces 227grams

snow peas, trimmed 4servings

Serving suggestion, cooked brown rice

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Asian works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is The Winery of Good Hope Bush Vine Chenin Blanc. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 14 dollars.