糖醋雞丁 Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients:

• 300g boneless chicken thighs (cut in bite size)
• 10g minced garlic
• 10g minced ginger
• 10g long cut green onions
• 30g long cut onion
• 50g pineapple 
• 30g sliced red and yellow paprika
• 30g sliced cucumber 
• 1 tbsp cornstarch (optional)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil

Seasonings

For marinating: 

• 2 tbsp rice wine
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp white pepper 
• 1 tsp five-spice powder
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 tbsp sweet potato starch

For Saute: (sweet sour golden ratio = 3tbsp tomato ketchup : 2tbsp sugar : 2tbsp white vinegar)

• 3 tbsp tomato ketchup
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 100ml pineapple can water / water

To-do:

1. Marinating the chicken. Add all marinating ingredients except cornstarch and sweet potato starch.
2. Mix all ingredients. Then add cornstarch. Mix well.
3. Then add sweet potato starch. Mix altogether and plating in a new plate and let it for 5-10 minutes.
4. Add 1tbsp cooking oil and 1tbsp sesame oil on the pan. Pan fry the chicken. Flip the chicken and cover pan for 2 minutes. Open the cover and pan fry until crispy golden brown.
5. Wipe excess oil with kitchen towel.
6. Add garlic, ginger, green onions, onion and saute until fragrant (don't cover pan).
7. Add tomato sauce and saute well.
8. Add sugar and vinegar.
9. Add soy sauce.
10. Add pineapple can water/water and pineapple. Mix well.
11. Add the rest of the paprika and cucumber.
12. Optional: add corn starch to thickening the sauce
13. Add 1tbsp sesame oil. Ready to eat.

Recipe from 吳秉承 承味饌廚房