Sweet and Sour Chicken with Pineapple
This recipe for sweet and sour chicken with pineapple is better-than-takeout and you're going to want to make it every single day.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove-Top
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
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Sweet and Sour Sauce:
- 1 ¼ cups pineapple juice, divided
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons. ketchup
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- ½ tablespoon finely minced or grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
Chicken:
- 1-pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed
- ¾ teaspoon coarse salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- ¼ cup oil
- 2 cups cooked Jasmine rice, for serving
- Chopped green onion, for garnish
Instructions
- Place 1 cup pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, sugar and ginger in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer, whisking until sugar is dissolved.
- Whisk together remaining ¼ cup pineapple juice and corn starch in a small bowl. Whisk into the sauce and simmer until thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary. Stir in pineapple. Set aside.
- Season chicken breast cubes with salt and pepper. Place corn starch in a medium bowl, add chicken to the bowl and toss to coat.
- Heat oil to medium-high heat in a deep skillet. Working in shifts, fry chicken in the hot oil for about 3-4 minutes, until golden brown, stirring occasionally to be sure chicken is evenly cooked.
- Remove using a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel. Once all chicken is cooked, toss with the sweet and sour sauce until coated.
- Serve pineapple chicken over rice with green onion.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 391
- Sugar: 17 g
- Sodium: 663 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 23 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg