
Chinese-Style Chicken with Pineapple
A Chinese-style chicken recipe with pineapple, mixed bell peppers, and carrots, prepared in a pan by first browning the chicken, then sautéing the garlic, ginger, and vegetables. A sauce of water, starch, ketchup, chili sauce, rice vinegar, and honey is then added, followed by the pineapple at the end. Serve hot with white rice.
Chicken cooked with pineapple, peppers, and a sweet-savory sauce in a takeout-style Chinese-inspired dish.
Like sweet and sour chicken with vegetables.
The chicken is meant to be coated so it stays crisp in the sauce. Expect a mix of sweet, tangy, and lightly spicy flavors.
Ingredients
- 700 g 700 g chicken fillet
- 2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons starch
- 1 cup 1 cup chopped pineapple
- ¼ cup ¼ cup salty soy sauce
- ¼ cup ¼ cup chili sauce
- ¾ cup ¾ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
- 2 tablespoons 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup 1 cup water
- 1 medium onion 1 medium onion
- mixed bell pepper
- 2 carrots 2 carrots
- vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon ginger
- chicken stock seasoning
- salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- white vinegar
- apple cider vinegar
- green beans
- ghee for the rice
Instructions
- In a pan, heat the chicken fillet without oil or any additions until it takes on a light color on both sides.
- In the same pan, add a little vegetable oil.
- In the pan, add the crushed garlic and grated ginger.
- In the pan, add the chopped carrots first.
- In the pan, add the onion, cut into large pieces, after the carrots.
- In the pan, add the mixed bell pepper, cut into large pieces, after the onion.
- In a bowl, mix the cup of water with the 2 tablespoons of starch until the starch dissolves and no lumps form.
- In the same bowl, add the ketchup, chili sauce, rice vinegar, and honey, then mix the sauce well.
- In the pan, pour the sauce over the chicken and vegetables.
- In the pan, leave the mixture over low heat for about 8 minutes.
- In the pan, add the pineapple at the end.
- In the pan, mix the ingredients together and leave them over low heat for about 5 more minutes.
- Serve the dish hot with white rice on the plate.