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SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN

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Ingredients

4 portion(s)

Sweet & Sour Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1 Capsicum, red, hand sliced
  • 1 carrot, hand sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 115 grams caster sugar
  • 125 grams white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 425 grams pineapple pieces, drained, RESERVE Juice
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 250 grams water

Coating Batter

  • 70 grams cornflour
  • 50 grams plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 500 grams chicken breast fillets, cut 1.5cm pieces
  • oil to fry
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    40min
    Preparation 25min
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Recipe's preparation

    Sweet & Sour Chicken

  1. For presentation hand slice Carrot & Capsicum and set aside.

    Mill Sugar 3 Seconds, Speed 9 and set aside.

    SAUCE

    Finely chop Garlic 3 Seconds, Speed 7, scrape down.

    Add Carrot & Capsicum & Peanut oil to the Garlic sauté for 3-4 minutes, Varoma,Counter-clockwise operation Speed 1.

    In MC combine the Cornflour and 2 tablespoons Water, making a thick paste, set aside.

    Combine reserved Pineapple juice and just enough water to make 250g.

    In TM bowl combine together the Sugar, Vinegar, Soy Sauce and Water/Pineapple mix stir until sugar dissolves about 30 seconds, 50C, Counter-clockwise operation, speed1.

    Add cornflour mixture to the TM bowl.

    Add pineapple, 6-7 Min, Varoma Gentle stir settingCounter-clockwise operationuntil it comes to the boil.

    Set aside and keep warm.

    Either Clean the bowl or Cook the Rice in the dirty bowl to help with the washing up

    Cook Rice in steam basket, 20 Minutes, 100C, Speed 4. As Per instructions page 74 Basics, of The Basic Cookbook.



    Serve out the Rice pour over the sauce.



    COATING BATTER

    Combine the cornflour, plain flour, salt, eggs and 2 tablespoons water 20-40 Sec on 5.

    Coat the meat in the batter in small batches at a time.

    Carefully deep OR pan fry in hot oil for 3-4 minutes until golden. Repeat.

    Clean bowl.

    Cook Rice while deep frying.

    Gently combine Meat and Sauce and serve with Rice

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Cook's notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C.

We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml.

All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed.

All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified.


All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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  • yummy. ...

    Submitted by Peta Miller on 22. June 2021 - 18:11.

    Smile yummy.
    I added pre cooked, long life Singapore noodles and pieces of BBQ chicken during the last step and it all came together ready to go.

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  • Great tasty easy recipe. I did 1 tbsp honey...

    Submitted by linda.bullen on 5. May 2021 - 10:33.

    Great tasty easy recipe. I did 1 tbsp honey instead of sugar also rice wine vinegar. No batter due to dietary requirements and it was loved by all. Thanks

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  • Yummy dish, the family loved it and said it was...

    Submitted by simpleshanz on 29. October 2020 - 14:45.

    Yummy dish, the family loved it and said it was better than the restaurant

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  • Yum! I just cooked the chicken in a frypan and...

    Submitted by spark22 on 10. April 2020 - 13:34.

    Yum! I just cooked the chicken in a frypan and added to the sauce. Next I'll try with pork.

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  • Yum!!!!! I just steamed the chicken in the veroma...

    Submitted by Natashaanne79 on 7. April 2020 - 09:21.

    Yum!!!!! I just steamed the chicken in the veroma and stirred through...is delicious!!

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  • This was definitely better than take away and will...

    Submitted by NellM on 15. March 2020 - 22:31.

    This was definitely better than take away and will we will be having this on a regular rotation. Only changes I made were to add an onion and use Brown sugar and Brown vinegar as they are what I had.

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  • Delicious! My whole family loved it.

    Submitted by Keelydob on 19. February 2019 - 05:21.

    Delicious! My whole family loved it.

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  • I had some left over roast chicken so I just...

    Submitted by Shonnyq on 8. August 2018 - 22:21.

    I had some left over roast chicken so I just cooked the sauce and added the chicken at the end. Delicious! The family loved it.

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  • Love this s recipe!! How do I add it to my cook...

    Submitted by Lenokela on 29. June 2018 - 10:34.

    Love this s recipe!! How do I add it to my cook key tho? This one is now a fam fave. Thanks for sharing!

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  • So delicious, beautiful flavours and the chicken...

    Submitted by van der Ploeg on 20. June 2018 - 08:52.

    So delicious, beautiful flavours and the chicken was so light. Definitely a keeper!Love

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  • This tastes amazing!!!!!! So impressed! Will be a...

    Submitted by emz.louise90 on 16. May 2018 - 19:23.

    This tastes amazing!!!!!! So impressed! Will be a regular in our house!!! tmrc_emoticons.) Thankyou for sharing this recipe!

    Emz....x

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  • im Confused by the rice instructions as the recipe...

    Submitted by Jashyboo on 8. October 2017 - 21:48.

    im Confused by the rice instructions as the recipe states to cook rice twice... what am I missing here???

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  • This was a hit at home, very fussy kids only had...

    Submitted by amandaell76 on 7. September 2017 - 22:19.

    This was a hit at home, very fussy kids only had rice and the chicken (no sauce) but hubby loved it and so did I!will be making this again for sure thanks for sharing Smile

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  • OMG! This was amazing! Just like take away, but no...

    Submitted by riceandrea on 24. July 2017 - 18:16.

    OMG! This was amazing! Just like take away, but no tight feeling in the chest (astma) from the msg! This will be a regular for us, my 3 boys ate it all without a complain! Winning 10/10 tmrc_emoticons.)

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  • Hello, could you add raw chicken to the sauce...

    Submitted by kate.lanham on 21. January 2017 - 20:07.

    Hello, could you add raw chicken to the sauce while it's cooking if you don't want it battered? If so when should you add it? Thanks!

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  • Quick, easy and tasty...

    Submitted by worldwideantz on 5. December 2016 - 19:09.

    Quick, easy and tasty... thanks

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  • I'm glade you enjoyed

    Submitted by osram on 16. October 2016 - 17:43.

    I'm glade you enjoyed it.

    It's an all round sauce. Not just Prawn, Chicken or Pork, Tofu for veggies both fried and plain. 

    I’ve even had it with Cocktail Franks for a kids meal,

    Sometimes I make a double batch and split it through several proteins.

     

    Cooking 9

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  • I'm never ordering Sweet n

    Submitted by Meliss2611 on 16. October 2016 - 17:29.

    I'm never ordering Sweet n Sour takeaway again!! This is just awesome I've prep sauce ready for tomorrow nights dinner but I could just eat it now

    Mel

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  • I glade you did. Its so

    Submitted by osram on 1. October 2016 - 16:43.

    I glade you did. Its so simple.

     

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  • Soooooo good!!! We all loved

    Submitted by Sarah Carr on 1. October 2016 - 16:41.

    Soooooo good!!! We all loved it!

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  • Loved it. Exactly like

    Submitted by malibu_stacey04 on 28. August 2016 - 18:13.

    Loved it. Exactly like takeaway!! Probably a bit too much pineapple in it for us, but still lovely 

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  • Thank you for your comment. I

    Submitted by osram on 27. August 2016 - 17:28.

    Thank you for your comment.

    I pleased that you enjoy it.

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  • This is AMAZING! Easy, quick

    Submitted by SherylKidd on 27. August 2016 - 14:09.

    This is AMAZING! Easy, quick and better than takeaway! Has become a regular in our household!

     

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  • Delicious, better than

    Submitted by pmarshall08 on 21. July 2016 - 19:49.

    Delicious, better than Chinese take out.  Easy to prepare and will be a regular in our household.  Big Smile

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  • Very versitile sauce it

    Submitted by osram on 7. July 2016 - 09:02.

    Very versitile sauce it is.

    Infact tonight I'm having leftover pork sausages with it.

    I"ve used it on leftover vegetables as a meal as well as a sidedish.

    Just reheat what ever you have and pour over it or gentle mix in on reverse.

    I'm very glade that you liked it.

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  • Since being diagnosed gluten

    Submitted by neridamorish on 6. July 2016 - 19:33.

    Since being diagnosed gluten intolerance I have not been able to eat battered Sweet and Sour chicken. I used GF flours instead and can't believe how good this was. Even non GF family loved it and better than take away Cooking 1

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  • Made the sauce and used it

    Submitted by 6greenes on 17. June 2016 - 11:44.

    Made the sauce and used it with pork instead of chicken and it was delicious, just the right amount amount of sweet and sour.

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  • OMG this is delicious. Loved it. Thank you.

    Submitted by jw000401 on 16. May 2016 - 19:49.

    OMG this is delicious. Loved it. Thank you.

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  • I just used the sauce as well

    Submitted by Feesthermi on 25. March 2016 - 07:38.

    I just used the sauce as well - yummy

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  • I had a kilo of chicken which

    Submitted by jmc39780 on 20. March 2016 - 16:06.

    I had a kilo of chicken which I cooked in the wok and then added the sweet and sour sauce. I wasn't sure if there would be enough sauce for that amount of chicken but it was perfect. A very yummy recipe. Thank you.

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  • Excellent dish!  Thanks for

    Submitted by deecoulton on 28. February 2016 - 20:59.

    Excellent dish!  Thanks for sharing!

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  • I just used he sauce from

    Submitted by Kemma on 12. February 2016 - 15:40.

    I just used he sauce from this recipe and it was amazing!!

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  • Love this recipe. Fussy teens

    Submitted by Elagoraj on 30. January 2016 - 18:30.

    Love this recipe. Fussy teens like it too

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  • Really yummy, just like from

    Submitted by leannmarie05 on 9. December 2015 - 22:21.

    Really yummy, just like from the Chinese shop! Whole family loved it. Didn't quite understand the rice instructions so made it using auto. 

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  • Just used the sauce recipe

    Submitted by Camjules on 2. October 2015 - 16:34.

    Just used the sauce recipe and stir fried my chicken with some onion. Whole family enjoyed it. Thank you tmrc_emoticons.)

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  • Thanks for your comment.

    Submitted by osram on 27. July 2015 - 21:42.

    Thanks for your comment. tmrc_emoticons.)

     

    You have to remember that the vinegar is were the sour component comes from.

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  • This is great, easy to follow

    Submitted by mummabearx3 on 27. July 2015 - 21:18.

    This is great, easy to follow but I would use less vinegar as the smell was over powering.

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