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Fakeaway Sweet & Sour Chicken

The takeaway favourite, made at home in 30 minutes. Serves 4, about 30 minutes.

Fakeaway Sweet & Sour Chicken - AI-generated illustration

Photo: AI-generated illustration of the dish.

You'll need

  • 500g chicken breast, cut into chunks
  • 2 peppers, cut into chunks
  • 1 onion, cut into chunks
  • 1 tin pineapple chunks in juice (435g)
  • 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 300g long-grain rice

Method

How to make it

  1. Rice

    Cook the rice in boiling water for 10 to 12 minutes, or as the packet says, then drain.

  2. Fry

    Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan and fry the chicken for 6 to 8 minutes until golden and cooked through with no pink inside.

  3. Add

    Add the peppers and onion and stir-fry for 4 minutes so they soften but keep a bit of crunch.

  4. Sauce

    Drain the pineapple juice into a jug and whisk in the ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar and cornflour until smooth.

  5. Thicken

    Pour the sauce and the pineapple chunks into the pan and let it bubble for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring, until thick and glossy. Serve over the rice.

Food safety

If you have rice left over, cool it within an hour, keep it in the fridge and eat it within 1 day. Reheat it once only, until steaming hot. Other leftovers: fridge within 2 hours, eat within 2 days.

Shopping list

  • Chicken breast 500g
  • Peppers x2
  • Onion x1
  • Pineapple chunks in juice x1 tin
  • Tomato ketchup
  • Soy sauce
  • Vinegar
  • Cornflour
  • Long-grain rice 300g
  • Vegetable oil

What's in a portion

527kcalCalories (estimated)
37gProtein (estimated)
87gCarbs (estimated)
6gFat (estimated)
0.9gof which saturates (estimated)
22gof which sugars (estimated)

Every figure is an estimate per portion, worked out from UK government food-composition data (CoFID). Your portions and brands will differ, so treat these as a guide. Salt not measured. Cornflour is not in the database, so it is left out of the figures (not measured). How our recipes are made.

Allergens

Contains: soya (soy sauce), gluten (most soy sauce).

Check the label on: vinegar (malt vinegar is made from barley).

Always check the label on anything packaged — recipes and brands vary, and we cannot see your packet.

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