Sweet and sour chicken with cashews
Save money and time with this delicious dinner idea.
Ingredients
• 225g can pineapple pieces in juice
• 500g chicken breast stir-fry strips
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 tblsps vegetable oil
• 1 red onion, halved, sliced
• 1 large red capsicum, chopped
• 300g snow peas, trimmed, halved diagonally
• ½ cup dry roasted cashews
SAUCE
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• 1 tblsp white vinegar
• 1 tblsp soy sauce
Method
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Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tblsps juice (use remaining juice for another recipe).
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Toss chicken with garlic and half the oil in a large bowl.
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To make sauce, combine all ingredients with reserved juice in a jug. Mix well.
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Heat a large, non-stick wok over a high heat. Add chicken in two batches. Stir-fry for about 3 minutes, or until just cooked. Remove.
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Heat remaining oil in same hot wok. Add onion and capsicum. Stir-fry for about 2 minutes, or until just tender.
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Return chicken to wok with pineapple, snow peas and sauce. Stir-fry for about 2 minutes, or until hot. Remove from heat. Sprinkle over the cashews.
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Serve with steamed rice if desired.
