some days you just don't feel like cooking and indulge with an unhealthy but i don't care because it's tasty, take away. sometimes they hit the spot and other times you actually think about what it is you're eating. my last Chinese food craving of sweet and sour chicken brought these thoughts exactly and remembered our wonderful cooking class in Vietnam when we made it in a few minutes with fresh ingredients from the market, easy. couldn't remember the recipe just roughly the ingredients so had a look online and Mills and i had fun trying to recreate our meal with Lee in Vietnam. it's such an easy recipe that I've already made it again. adjust measurements for the sauce to your liking, this was just my starting point. I've seen recipes which marinade the chicken but didn't seem to make much difference. will just have to try again!
We ended up with lots of veg and enjoyed a much tastier and healthier (because we knew what was in it) version!
The ingredients
For the sweet & sour sauce
1/4 c ketchup
1 tablespoon corn flour
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 c rice vinegar (or white wine) vinegar
2 tbsp brown sugar
The preparation
cut the chicken into cubes, dust with corn flour and fry with peanut or olive oil. add a splash of soy sauce. remove chicken once cooked and add veggies until softened.
meanwhile, combine ingredients to make the sauce. start on medium heat then lower as it begins to thicken.
once veggies have softened add chicken again. pour sauce over the entire mixture or when serving.
easy alternative to egg fried rice:
cook rice as usual. whisk one egg into a saucepan and cook, slowly folding into thirds like an omelette.. or just scramble the egg if it doesn't go as planned! cut into strips and add to rice along with peas.
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