![]() Cook till it starts to boil, then add cornflour mix to thicken the sauce. For the sauce, add tomato ketchup and Thai chilli sauce mix, followed by sugar, vinegar, and MAGGI® CukupRasa™. Adding pineapples are vital to creating a tasty sweet sour sauce! Cook briefly and add water. Add oil, garlic, Holland onion, and green, red, and yellow bell peppers - adding vegetables not only enhances the dish's multicolour presentation but also provides a variety of taste and textures, which makes it more nutritious and balanced. After setting it aside for 5 – 10 minutes, heat up the wok and fry the chicken till it's golden brown and crispy. Mix water, wheat flour, cornflour, and MAGGI® CukupRasa™, then add chicken and mix until smooth. Sweet and sour chicken is a simple dish that you can make at home! First of all, prepare the batter to fry the chicken pieces. As Chinese immigrants settled in the UK, the recipe was altered and called for the use of sweet sour orange sauce instead. It used black vinegar instead of the glossy, vibrant sweet and sour sauce. This dish is heavily influenced by migration and cultural assimilation - the original recipe was Shanghainese. Maybe add a side of spare ribs? These are Asian style ribs topped with crispy onions, inspired by a restaurant we went to in China town in London.Sweet and sour chicken is a common Chinese dish across various countries it is such a popular favourite due to the tantalizing sweet, sour taste of the sauce that could whet any appetite.Just leave the chicken out of my Lo Mein recipe for a lovely noodle side dish.Special Fried Rice - masterclass post on getting it perfect!.Boiled rice - check out my full post on how to boil rice (the method I ALWAYS use).What to serve with sweet and sour chicken: Sticky, Slow-Cooked Pork Ribs - hands down the best ribs I've ever tasted.Pulled Crispy Duck (with homemade plum sauce) - an easy method to get shredded crispy duck at home.Honey Garlic Chicken - so juicy and moreish.Crispy Chilli Beef with Broccoli - Chris's number one favourite dish that I make.Sticky Chinese Pork Belly - melt in the mouth sticky deliciousness.Spicy Ginger Beef Sir Fry - with lovely shredded and crispy fried ginger on top.Sesame Chicken - A reader top favourite and top-rated recipe.I have a full section dedicated to Asian food, but here are some of my favourite Chinese picks: ![]() Then remove the crispy chicken from the wok. I can just about do it in one batch in my wok. You can do this in two batches if your pan is on the small side. We start by coating the chicken in cornflour (cornstarch), then egg and then seasoned flour. You can get the detailed steps and quantities in the recipe card below. Pineapple chunks in pineapple juice - yep, rather than chopping up a fresh pineapple, I find pineapple chunks actually work better, and the juice is an all-important element to the sweet-tangy flavour of the sauce.Īnd of course we're doing this sweet and sour chicken Hong Kong style - which means the chicken is chopped into bite-sized pieces, dredged in a flavourful coating then fried to crisp perfection, before being coated in that sweet and sour sauce.Brown sugar - for rounded sweetness, and to counteract any bitterness in the vinegar.Malt vinegar - it's the best type of vinegar I've found for getting the 'right' touch of sourness.I don't eat a lot of ketchup, but it's a must for this dish. Ketchup - and plenty of it - for a tanginess and colour.What ingredients could possibly give sweet and sour chicken that tangy, sweet and well, sour flavour?
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