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Chinese Pineapple Chicken

Chinese Pineapple Chicken With Cashew Nuts

You can forget takeout with this Chinese Pineapple Chicken Recipe! It's so easy to make and delicious.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Keyword Chinese Pineapple Chicken
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 325 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 large chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
  • 4 ounces roasted cashew nuts optional
  • 8 -12 spring onions chopped (scallions)
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 1 7 ounccan pineapple chunks in juice (small size can
  • ginger root peeled and chopped finely (2-3 inch chunk)
  • 3 garlic cloves crushed
  • 2 tablespoons sunflower oil

For the sauce

  • 2 tablespoons rice wine can use dry sherry
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons golden syrup
  • 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
  • 1 1 ⁄2 tablespoons vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour
  • 1 ⁄4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
  • 1 ⁄4 pint water plus a little more if needed

Instructions

  1. First of all make the sauce. Combine everything, mix well until smooth and set aside.
  2. Fry the chicken in the oil with the onion and ginger for 5 minutes over a medium high heat.
  3. Add the green pepper and the pineapple chunks and fry for another 5 minutes adding half of the spring onions after 2 minutes.
  4. Add the crushed garlic and the cashew nuts, fry for 2 minutes then pour over the sauce and bring to the boil.
  5. After a minute or 2, the sauce should thicken and stick to the chicken. It it looks too thick, add some water, little by little until desired consistency is achieved.