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Sweet & Sour Chicken

Sweet & Sour Chicken

I made a shopping error. Sue fancied some Grapefruit Juice but idiot boy here came back with Pineapple Juice, which neither of us like. But all is not lost!

Ingredients for the battered Chicken:-

2 Chicken breasts, cut into cubes
250g of Cornflour
50g Self raising Flour ( Gluten free in our case )
Chilli flakes
Turmeric
Onion Salt
Garlic Salt
Sparling Water

Method:-

(1) Mix the dry ingredients and dredge the Chicken breast meat.
(2) Add sufficient Sprinkling Water to make a in batter.
(3) Heat the fryer to 170c.
(4) Fry in small batches until they float and are golden brown. If you have a probe you are looking for 76c in the middle, but not much more.
(5) Drain on kitchen paper.

Ingredients for the Sweet & Sour Sauce:-

1 Onion, finely chopped
1 Red Pepper, chopped
2 Cloves of Garlic, grated
Tomato Ketchup
Vinegar (We used Malt & Spirit)
Pineapple Juice
4 Spring Onions, sliced
Chilli Flakes
Cayenne Pepper
Soy Sauce
Salt & Pepper
Oil

Method:-

(1) In a large pan or Wok fry the Onions and then add the Garlic with the dry seasonings.
(2) Add The Red Pepper.
(3) Add the Soy Sauce, Tomato Ketchup and Vinegar.
(4) Simmer and add the Pineapple juice.
(5) Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes to reduce.
(6) Add the Spring Onions are stir in.

We served this on a bed of Turmeric Rice with a few Spring Onion Tops sliced as a garnish.

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Oven Baked Chicken Breasts, eat well on universal credit

At £1.59 for two breasts from Farm Foods these are a pretty good deal. But we have found it the past that they can turn out a bit dry / tough. So hammering the living day lights out of them seems to work!!!!

Ingredients:-

2 Chicken Breasts, beaten with a meat tenderising hammer
1 Tbsp of Brown Sugar
1 ½ Tsp of Paprika
1 Tsp of Oregano
1 Tsp of Adobo Mix
1/2 Tsp of Garlic Powder
½ Tsp of Onion Powder
¼ Tsp of Fresh ground Black Pepper
½ Tsp of Cayenne Pepper
1 Tbsp of Olive Oil
3 Tbsp of (Home Made) Garlic Margarine

Method:-

(1) Pound the Chicken Breasts with a meat mallet to about 1/2” thick. (Think of a Politician who has do you and your family wrong!).
(2) Line a tray with Parchment paper.
(3) Add the Chicken Breasts and rub with Olive Oil.
(4) Combine all the other ingredients except the Garlic Margarine.
(5) Rub into the Chicken making sure everything is evenly coated.
(6) Place in the oven at 180c for 15 minutes.
(7) Pre-heat the grill.
(8) Add the Garlic Margarine to a pan. Drain off the cooking juices from the Chicken and add to the pan.
(9) Allow to simmer and reduce.
(10) Place the Chicken under the grill for 2 to 3 minutes until caramelised.
(11) Pour over the sauce and serve.


We served ours with hand cut chips, Sweetcorn and Asparagus wrapped in Bacon. The Asparagus is obviously coming to the end of season and was really woody. But apart from that, this was really good.

 

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