Sweet and sour chicken
Crisp battered chicken with peppers and pineapple in a glossy sweet and sour sauce.
- Time45 min
- LevelMedium
- Costabout £1.75 a head
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Mix the flour, cornflour and baking powder, then whisk in the sparkling water to a thick batter. Season the chicken and coat in the batter.
- 2
Heat the oil in a deep pan to 180C, or until a drop of batter sizzles and rises. Fry the chicken in batches for 5 minutes until golden, then drain on kitchen paper.
5 min - 3
For the sauce, mix the ketchup, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and 100 ml of the pineapple juice in a pan. Bring to a simmer.
- 4
Mix the sauce cornflour with 1 tbsp water, stir into the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes until glossy.
2 min - 5
Add the pepper, onion and pineapple and cook for 3 minutes so they stay crunchy.
3 min - 6
Toss the chicken through the sauce just before serving with rice.
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