Sweet and Sour Chicken (Poultry)

Member Name: jenmck

Product:	Poultry
Date:	27/11/08 (2 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Quite cheap make

Disadvantages: Lot of ingredients for the sauce

This is great recipe for minced chicken or turkey which is quite cheap. Does need a lot of ingredients but most are store cupboards.

Ingredients
For the chicken balls
400g/14oz minced chicken/turkey
4 spring onions, finely chopped
1 tbsp Chinese five-spice powder
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 garlic clove, crushed to a paste with a little salt
1 red chilli, finely chopped
1 tbsp light soy sauce
cornflour, for dusting
vegetable oil, for frying
For the sauce
2 tbsp cornflour
100ml/3½fl oz water
60g/2oz soft light brown sugar
50ml/2fl oz light soy sauce
75ml/2½fl oz rice wine vinegar
50ml/2fl oz tomato ketchup
2 red peppers, finely sliced
250g/9oz canned pineapple chunks, drained
small bunch spring onions, sliced at an angle
To serve
plain white rice

Method
1. For the chicken balls, place the chicken, spring onions, Chinese five-spice powder, crushed garlic, red chilli and soy sauce into a bowl and mix to completely combine.
2. Mould the mince mixture into golf ball-sized balls, then dredge in cornflour.
3. Heat the vegetable oil in a deep-sided non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add the chicken balls and fry for 8-10 minutes, turning regularly, until golden-brown all over and completely cooked through. Remove from the pan and drain on kitchen paper.
4. For the sauce, place the cornflour, water, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar and ketchup into a pan over a medium heat and mix well. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5-6 minutes, then add the peppers, pineapple chunks and spring onion and stir well.
5. To serve, place a large spoonful of cooked white rice onto each plate and place 3-4 chicken balls on top. Pour the sauce over and serve.

Summary: Easier than it looks