Sweet n Sour Chicken Fried Rice

Name: Sweet n Sour Chicken Fried Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 600 g chicken breast, cubed; 1 tsp salt and pepper; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tsp garlic powder; 30 g cornflour or corn starch; 1 tsp baking powder; cooking spray; 100 g mixed frozen vegetables (carrots, sweet corn, peas); 2½ whole eggs (2 to 3, egg whites work too); 440 g cooked basmati rice (110 g per serving); 15 ml soy sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp sesame oil (optional); 1 tbsp crushed garlic and ginger; 170 ml pineapple juice (Tropicana); 20 ml light soy sauce; 15 g honey; 30 g light tomato sauce or ketchup (Heinz); 5 g cornflour (mixed with 15 to 20 ml water); onion and bell peppers; pineapple pieces (fresh or canned); sesame seeds (to garnish)

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy

01 / The recipe

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Ingredients

4servings

Crispy chicken

600 g chicken breast, cubed 1 tsp salt and pepper 1 tbsp paprika 1 tsp garlic powder 30 g cornflour or corn starch 1 tsp baking powder

Fried rice

cooking spray 100 g mixed frozen vegetables, carrots, sweet corn, peas 2½ whole eggs, 2 to 3, egg whites work too 440 g cooked basmati rice, 110 g per serving 15 ml soy sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp sesame oil, optional

Sweet and sour sauce

1 tbsp crushed garlic and ginger 170 ml pineapple juice, Tropicana 20 ml light soy sauce 15 g honey 30 g light tomato sauce or ketchup, Heinz 5 g cornflour, mixed with 15 to 20 ml water onion and bell peppers pineapple pieces, fresh or canned sesame seeds, to garnish

Method

6 steps

Cut the chicken breast into cubes and mix with the salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, cornflour and baking powder until well coated.
In a pan over medium-low heat, use cooking spray and cook the mixed vegetables for a minute. Add the eggs and keep stirring until scrambled, then mix everything together.
Add the cooked rice with the soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil. Mix well and set aside in a bowl.
In the same pan cook the chicken for 4 to 5 minutes on each side until golden and crispy.
On low heat add the garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, then add the pineapple juice, soy sauce, honey, tomato sauce and cornflour slurry.
Let it thicken on low heat, then add the crispy chicken with the onion, bell pepper and pineapple pieces. Mix well, serve with the fried rice and divide into 4 portions.

Source: Book · Jalal's Meal Prep Cookbook

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Sweet n Sour Chicken Fried Rice

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