It’s one of the UK’s most populate takeaway dishes. However, if you suffer from food allergies, Chinese food can be quite a challenge. Soya sauce is used in almost all dishes, and even if you can tolerate soya, unfortunately most soya sauces contain wheat.
Whilst I was making this, my window cleaner arrived, and he was easily persuaded to try a sample. His unbiased opinion was “it tastes exactly the same as a takeaway, and I’m coming back for my dinner!” I hope you enjoy this just as much as he did.
sweet and sour chicken
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| Prep Time20minutes |
| Cook Time10minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 1/2 cube chicken stock
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tbsp rice wine or sherry
- 6 tbsp apple juice or pineapple juice (reserved from tin if using tinned pineapple)
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
- 400 g chicken breast
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp fresh ginger grated
- 1 spring onion
- 1 whole green pepper
- 1 whole red pepper
- 1 medium onion
- 150 g pineapple fresh, or 2 rings of tinned pineapple
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Instructions
- To make the sauce, in a heat-proof bowl, mix together the 1/2 stock cube with 2 tbsp boiling water, until dissolved. Add the vinegar, tomato puree, rice wine, apple/pineapple juice, and cornflour. Stir well and leave to one side.
- Chop the peppers and onions and pineapple into chunks about 2 cm, and leave to one side.
- Chop the chicken breast into the same size cubes as the vegetables and reserve.
- Finely grate or crush the garlic and ginger, and finely slice the spring onion.
- Pre-heat a wok or heavy-based pan over a high heat, and add the oil. Add the garlic, ginger and spring onion, quickly followed by the chicken.
- Stir-fry (cook over a high heat stirring constantly) the chicken for 5-6 minutes until cooked all the way through. Add a tablespoon of water at any point if required.
- Add in the peppers and onions and stir-fry for a further 2 minutes. Add the pineapple and your sauce, turn the heat down to medium and stir until the sauce has thickened and is bubbling.
- Serve immediately with rice or your favourite gluten-free noodles.
Nutrition Facts
sweet and sour chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 265
Calories from Fat 81
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
14%
14%
Saturated Fat 3g
15%
15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 83mg
28%
28%
Sodium 541mg
23%
23%
Potassium 442mg
13%
13%
Total Carbohydrates 15g
5%
5%
Dietary Fiber 2g
8%
8%
Sugars 9g
Protein 31g
62%
62%
Vitamin A
26%
26%
Vitamin C
172%
172%
Calcium
3%
3%
Iron
10%
10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.