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Chinese · Main

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Crisp-coated chicken pieces with red pepper and pineapple, tossed in a glossy sweet and tangy sauce made from vinegar, ketchup and coconut sugar. A lighter, homemade take on the takeout favorite.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total41 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 450 gchicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into 2.5 cm chunks
  • 60 garrowroot starch
  • 1egg, large, beaten
  • 2 tbspcoconut oil

Sauce

  • 80 gcoconut sugar
  • 60 mlapple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbspcoconut aminos
  • 60 gketchup
  • 60 mlchicken stock, made without onion or garlic
  • 1red bell pepper, cut into chunks
  • 165 gpineapple chunks
  • 3 stalksspring onions, green parts only, sliced

To serve

  • 300 gcooked riceoptional

Contains

  • Egg
  • Celery
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Rice
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Pineapple
  • Coconut
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Carrot
  • Arrowroot
  • Allspice
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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