Name: Sweet and sour chicken & veg chow mein
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cooking Method
Ingredients: 3 chicken breast fillets chopped; flour seasoned; oil for frying; 1/2 cup flour self-raising; 1/2 cup cornflour; 1 eggs; 1/2 cup water; 1 bunch spring onions sliced on the diagonal; 1 green pepper strips; 2 carrots julienned; 1/2 broccoli florets; 1/2 pineapple cut into chunks; 150 g noodles egg; 1/4 cup honey; 3 Tbs vinegar; 2 Tbs soy sauce; 150 ml apple juice; 1/2 cup water; 2 Tbs cornflour maizena

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Ingredients (20)

3	chicken breast fillets — chopped
	flour — seasoned

BATTER:

	oil — for frying
1/2 cup	flour — self-raising
1/2 cup	cornflour
1	eggs
1/2 cup	water
1 bunch	spring onions — sliced on the diagonal
1	green pepper — strips
2	carrots — julienned
1/2	broccoli — florets
1/2	pineapple — cut into chunks
150 g	noodles — egg

Sauce:

1/4 cup	honey
3 Tbs	vinegar
2 Tbs	soy sauce
150 ml	apple juice
1/2 cup	water
2 Tbs	cornflour — maizena

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Method:

Heat the oil (must be HOT).

Whisk the batter ingredients together to firm a thick mixture.

Dip chicken into the oil and fry until the chicken floats to the surface and allow to brown and crisp up.

Remove and place on paper towel.

Heat some cooking oil in a wok. Fry the spring onions, green pepper and carrots for a minute or two, then add the broccoli and pineapple.

Meanwhile boil the noodles in hot water for +- 5 minutes.

Strain.

Mix the sauce ingredients together and pour into the wok along the sides (this allows it to heat up a bit before being in contact with the veg – preventing a soggy stir fry), stir well and allow to thicken.

Add the fried chicken balls and cooked egg noodles.

Hints:

Buy prepacked veg stir fry.

Use tinned pineapple if you don’t have fresh.

Buy sweet and sour sauce if you not keen on making your own.

Add bean sprouts and fresh herbs.

Add chilli.

Add cashew nuts.

Try this recipe with pork, beef or firm fish.

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