Sweet & sour chicken with egg fried rice

Ingredients for 3 people

For chicken
2 chicken breasts
4 tbsp regular flour
4 tbsp corn flour (if not available try potato flour)
1/2 tsp baking soda/baking powder
4 tbsp strong white wine
salt, pepper

For sauce
3 tbsp ketchup
5 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar
4 tbsp water
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp corn flour
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 green pepper cut into squares
1 spring onion finely chopped

For rice
200g uncooked basmati rice (cook in salted water and leave to cool)
2 eggs
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
100g frozen peas (leave in water to defrost)
3 spring onions finely chopped
splash of soy sauce to taste
salt, pepper

50 min · Medium

Directions

1. Cut chicken into small cubes, add some salt,pepper and wine and leave it to marinate for 15-20 min. Meanwhile make batter from flour, corn flour and baking soda. Add little water and mix (honey consistency).

2. Mix chicken cubes with batter. Heat oil in small deep pot and deep fry chicken making sure it wont stick together. Take it out and leave on paper towel to soak excessive oil.

3. Prepare the sauce:
mix chilli sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, water, oil, vinegar and corn flour in bowl and set it aside.

4. Pour some deep frying oil into separate pan add garlic and fry until slightly brown. Add green peppers and fry for 3-4 minutes. Next add spring onions and stir few times. Pour in sauce mixture and simmer until it starts to thicken and get clear. Take off the hob and leave until rice is ready.

5. Prepare rice:
Use some of deep frying oil. When hot add rice and heat up for 3 min. Next add peas and spring onions. season with soy sauce, salt and pepper. Cook for a while and push on the side of wok. Pour beaten eggs and wait until begin to set. Stir occasionally and when eggs almost set mix with rice vigorously.

6. Now when rice is ready heat up sauce and add chicken. Bring it to boil and and simmer for 2 minutes. Serve immediately

main courses, sweet sour, egg rice May 28, 2013 21:10