Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients list for Sweet and Sour Chicken

• 450 grams Boneless chicken , cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 tbsp + to deep fry Oil
• 1 Egg
• 1 tablespoon Cornflour
• 1 tablespoon Refined flour (maida)
• to taste Salt
• to taste Black peppercorns , crushed
• 1 tablespoon Garlic , finely chopped
• 1 inch Ginger , finely chopped
• 3-4 Spring onion bulbs , copped
• 2 tablespoons Tomato ketchup
• 1 teaspoon Soy sauce
• 1 cup Chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Cornflour slurry
• 2 tablespoons Vinegar
• 1 tbsp + to garnish Spring onion greens , chopped

Method

1. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
2. Take chicken pieces in a bowl, add egg and mix. Add cornflour, refined flour, salt and crushed peppercorns and mix well.
3. Slide the chicken pieces into hot oil and deep-fry till golden brown and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a non-stick pan. Add garlic and ginger, mix and sauté till the raw smells disappear.
5. Add spring onion bulbs, mix and sauté for 1 minute. Add tomato ketchup and mix. Add soy sauce and chicken stock, mix and cook for 1 minute.
6. Add sugar, salt and crushed black peppercorns and mix. Add cornflour slurry, mix and cook till the mixture thickens.
7. Add vinegar and mix. Add fried chicken pieces, mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon spring onion greens and mix well.
8. Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.