Chinese Chicken Recipes - Chicken and Pineapple Recipe

Ingredients

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

• 450 g/1 lb boned chicken, thinly sliced

• 2 onions, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz water chestnuts, sliced

• 100 g/4 oz pineapple chunks

• 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 450 ml/2 cups chicken stock

• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

• freshly ground pepper

• 30 ml/2 tbsp pineapple juice

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil, salt and garlic until the garlic turns light golden. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

2. Add the onions, water chestnuts and pineapple and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the wine or sherry, stock and sugar and season with pepper.

3. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Mix together the pineapple juice, soy sauce and corn-flour. Stir into the pan and simmer, stirring until the sauce thickens and clears.