Name: Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Sauce:; 1/2 cup white sugar (Note 1); 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar; 3 tbsp pineapple juice (from the canned pineapple pieces); 3 tbsp ketchup (Australia: tomato sauce); 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce (Note 2); 1 tsp soy sauce , light or all purpose (Note 2); 1 tsp Oyster Sauce (Note 2); 1/4 tsp salt; Thickener:; 1 tbsp cornflour / corn starch + 2 tbsp water , mixed together; Stir Fry:; 1 1/2 tbsp peanut oil (or vegetable); 1 garlic clove , minced or finely chopped; 1 onion , halved and sliced (brown, yellow or white) (see photo in post); 400 g / 13 oz chicken thigh fillets , cut into bite size pieces (Note 3); 1 red capsicum / bell pepper , cut into bite size pieces; 1 green or yellow capsicum / bell pepper , cut into bite size pieces; 1 can (8oz/250g) canned pineapple pieces in natural juice. Separate pineapple from juice.; Sliced shallots / scallions , for garnish

1. I know 1/2 cup of sugar sounds like a lot, but it works out at 1 1/2 tbsp per serving, which isn't too bad!

I use 1/4 cup when I'm trying to be healthy. 🙂 It's still quite sweet, but not restaurant sweet. Using 1/2 cup makes it closer to restaurant sweet, but definitely not tooth-achingly sweet. I use less sugar than many recipes you'll find on the internet - some use 1 cup of sugar!!

2. These 3 ingredients are what makes this sauce more like the Sweet & Sour sauce that is served at Chinese restaurants. They are my "secret ingredients"! You can omit one (substitute with more of one of the others) and it will still taste similar. But please don't leave out all 3! The sauce will taste quite flat and bland.

3. If you are using chicken breast which is leaner, I would recommend tenderising it to make it juicier - see How to Velvet Chicken the Chinese restaurant way.

4. Nutrition per serving, stir fry only. If the sugar is reduced to 1/4 cup, then it reduces to 351 calories per serving.

Sweet and Sour Chicken Stir Fry

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