Sweet And Sour Chicken Stir-fry

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 3 teaspoons dried cilantro (coriander)
• 4 tablespoons catsup
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 medium green pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1/2 lb snow pea pods, ends and strings removed
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 stir together sauce ingredients.
• 2 place a wok over high heat.
• 3 when wok is hot, add 2 tbsp peanut oil.
• 4 when oil is hot, add garlic and chicken and stir fry until chicken is cooked (about 3 mins).
• 5 remove from wok and set aside.
• 6 pour remaining 1 tbsp oil into wok.
• 7 when oil is hot, add onion and bell pepper.
• 8 stir fry until vegetables are tender crisp (about 2 mins).
• 9 add pea pods, stir fry about 1 minutes.
• 10 return chicken to wok.
• 11 stir sweet and sour sauce, pour into wok along with pineapple.
• 12 stir until sauce boils and thickens.
• 13 serve over hot cooked rice.