Sweet & Sour Chicken with Dole Tropical Gold Pineapple
This delicious recipe will be an absolute hit with the kids and is ready in under 30 minutes. Dole Tropical Gold pineapple is perfect for both the juice in the sauce and the cooked pieces.
Ingredients
500g boneless, skinless chicken thigh cutlets
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup flour
Salt & pepper
Oil for frying
1 Dole Tropical Gold Pineapple
1/2 red capsicum, chopped
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 spring onion, sliced
Sweet & Sour Sauce
1/3 cup of the juice from the pineapple
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp tomato sauce
1/4 tsp five spice
4 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp cornflour
Serve with rice or noodles
Method
Cut the ends off the Dole Tropical Gold pineapple and remove the skin. Slice around the centre removing and discarding the core.
Cut half the pineapple into small pieces and set aside.
Add the other half of the pineapple to a blender or nutri bullet and blitz. Pour the juice through a sieve to remove any unwanted pulp or bits. This will be the juice you use for the sweet and sour sauce.
Add the onion, capsicum, pineapple pieces and a tablespoon of oil to a fry pan on high heat and cook until lightly browned. Remove from heat and set aside. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and add to a mixing bowl with soy sauce, garlic and salt and pepper. Mix together then add in the flour and ensure each piece is fully coated.
Pour about a 1cm depth of oil into a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat. When the oil is hot, cook chicken in batches for 2-3 minutes each side or until golden brown and cooked through.
For the sweet & sour sauce, place all ingredients apart from cornflour in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Mix together until the sugar has dissolved. Add 2 tbsp cornflour in a small amount of warm water and mix to combine then add to the sauce to thicken. Remove from heat.
In a large wok or frying pan on medium heat, add the veggies, chicken, sweet and sour sauce and spring onion and toss to combine. Cook for a couple of minutes to heat up then remove from heat.
Cook noodles or rice according to packet instructions.
To serve add rice or noodles to a medium sized bowl, scoop over sweet and sour mixture then sprinkle over more spring onion.