Chinese Chilli Chicken

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 chicken breasts
• 2 medium onions
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 orange bell pepper
• 1 medium chili pepper (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 3 tablespoons chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 vegetable stock cube
• 220 g pineapple chunks (tinned)
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 roughly chop the onion and pepper. finely chop the garlic. slice the chicken. cut the chilli in half, discard the seeds and chop.
• 2 heat the oil in a large deep frying pan or wok, and add the garlic, onion, chopped chilli, pepper, chicken and ground ginger. fry for about 5 minutes at a high heat.
• 3 add the remaining ingredients to the pan, and continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through (this should take 10 - 15 minutes). mix the cornstarch with the water until the sauce starts to thicken. bring back to the boil and serve immediately.
• 4 serve with rice or noodles.