Sweet And Sour Chicken With Pineapple And Veggies
- 2 -4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into small chunks or strips
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in heavy syrup
- 1/3 cup vinegar, can sub rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 4 ounces sugar snap pea pods, 1/2 of an 8 oz. box
- 1 (8 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 16 -20 baby sweet corn cobs, packed in water rinsed and drained
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and optional*
- Cut up chicken breasts, however many you'd like in there (about 1 pound is good), and saute in large deep skillet with oil til done. About 10 minutes depending on how you cut them.
- Remove to a bowl and cover to keep warm and moist.
- Drain and wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
- Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in skillet. Stir in pineapple (with syrup), vinegar and soy sauce.
- Over medium heat, heat til boiling and thickened stirring constantly. You'll know when the sauce is done because it will turn dark and clearish and thicken quickly.
- Reduce heat.
- Add chicken and water chestnuts (drained), cover and simmer over low heat about 10 minutes, stirring ocaisionally.
- Stir in pea pods and baby corns and continue to cook 5 minutes longer, uncovered, stirring ocaisionally and gently.
- *If you'd like, you can add a small can of mandarin oranges (DRAINED) to this at this point. But just fold them in and serve immediately. I like them in there, but they do tend to water down the sauce a bit, so be careful if adding them. BARELY fold them in and serve right away.
- Serve all over cooked rice.
chicken breasts, vegetable oil, brown sugar, cornstarch, pineapple, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar snap pea, water chestnuts, water, mandarin oranges
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sweet-and-sour-chicken-with-pineapple-and-veggies-361349 (may not work)