Friday, January 15, 2010

Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts
Flour
Salt and Pepper
Oil
15 oz can pineapple tidbits, reserve juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch (use enough water to dissolve the cornstarch)
1/4 cup vinegar
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 tsp. chicken bouillon
1 green pepper, cut into strips
1 medium onion, chopped in large pieces
2 carrots, sliced

Directions:
Cube chicken and roll pieces in a flour, salt and pepper mixture. Heat oil in a skillet and brown the chicken. Put chicken pieces in a baking dish, cover with foil and place in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until chicken is done.

Drain the pineapple and reserve the juice and add enough water to equal 1 1/2 cups. In a large sauce pot, combine juice and water, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and chicken bouillon and cook and stir over medium heat until dissolved. Add cornstarch to mixture and bring to a boil for one minute, reduce to a simmer.

Saute vegetables in butter, add pineapple pour sauce over the veggies. When ready to serve add the cooked chicken to the sauce and vegetables. Serve with cooked white rice.

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