Sweet and sour chicken

Name: Sweet and sour chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ½ small pineapple; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 onion, cut into wedges; 1 green and 1 red pepper, seeds removed and chopped; 1 tbsp cornflour; 4 spring onions, trimmed and thinly diagonally sliced; 300ml/10fl oz fresh pineapple juice; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 25g/1oz piece fresh root ginger, peeled and finely grated; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp soft light brown sugar; 3 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 pinch dried chilli flakes; freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

You've tasted sweet and sour chicken at the takeaway, but you can make it far better at home and it's much healthier! The Hairy Bikers show you how. Each serving provides 310 kcal, 20g protein, 40g carbohydrates (of which 32g sugars), 7g fat (of which 1g saturates), 4g fibre and 0.9g salt.

Updated at: Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:12:09 GMT