Sweet & Sour Chicken
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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/
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- Total Time
- 7hrs 35mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 1148
Sweet & Sour Chicken is a takeout classic, and this version is cooked low and slow in a slow cooker to allow the flavors to mingle and the chicken to tenderise. Chunks of bell pepper would also make a delicious addition.
recipe updated 21 Feb 2022
Ingredients
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- Chicken thighs
- 8
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- Scallion
- 8
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- Carrot
- 2
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- Ginger
- 1 tablespoon
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- Bamboo shoot
- 14 g
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- Mangetout
- 1
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- Sunflower oil
- 1 tablespoon
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- Tinned pineapple
- 405 g
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- Chicken stock
- 300 ml
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- Cornflour
- 1 tablespoon
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- Tomato purée
- 1 tablespoon
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- Superfine sugar
- 2 tablespoons
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- Soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons
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- Malt vinegar
- 2 tablespoons
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- Bean sprout
- 320 g
Tools
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Stove
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Slow cooker
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Medium cast iron skillet
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Slow cooker bowl
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Small bowl
Step preview
- Heat a clean medium cast iron skillet - medium heat
- Add chicken thighs to the medium cast iron skillet
- Fry until browned - medium heat
- Mix in scallion, carrot and ginger to the chicken
- Cook - 2 min, medium heat
- Stir tinned pineapple and chicken stock into the chicken
- Add cornflour, tomato purée and superfine sugar to a clean small bowl
- Mix in soy sauce and malt vinegar to the small bowl gradually
- Mix with tablespoon until thickened
- Stir content of small bowl into chicken
- Boil gently - medium heat
- Add bamboo shoot and scallion to a clean slow cooker bowl
- Transfer chicken to slow cooker bowl and cover
- Cook in slow cooker - 7 hr, low heat
- Add mangetout and bean sprout to the slow cooker bowl
- Serve