Kimmy's Favorite Sweet and Sour Chicken
Description
Sweet and sour chicken made simply with carrots, bell peppers and pineapple added to a tangy sauce.
Ingredients
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1 pound chicken, cut into cubes
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1/4 cup soy sauce
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
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3/4 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup water
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3 tablespoons cornstarch
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1/2 cup water
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1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks - drained with juice reserved
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1/3 cup tomato soup
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1 carrot, thinly sliced
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1/2 onion, cut into chunks
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1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
Directions
1
Marinate chicken cubes in soy sauce in a bowl for 30 minutes.
2
Heat vegetable oil in a skillet on medium-high heat.
3
Remove chicken from soy sauce and cook and stir in the heated skillet until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear.
4
Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside.
5
Heat vinegar, sugar and 1/2 cup water together over medium heat in the same skillet until the sugar dissolves.
6
Combine cornstarch and 1/2 cup water in a bowl and add to the vinegar mixture.
7
Stir mixture and lower heat to medium-low.
8
Pour pineapple juice and tomato soup into vinegar mixture and simmer for about 5 minutes.
9
Stir in carrots, onion, and bell pepper.
10
Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes; until sauce is reddish-yellow and the vegetables are cooked.
11
Add the pineapple chunks and cooked chicken to the sauce and heat for 2 to 4 minutes.