China Sun Chicken

  3.7 – 2 reviews  • Chinese

Using a wok, this savory and sweet dish is made. If you’d prefer, you might use pork instead of chicken. Put it on top of rice. I wish you enjoyment!

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: 3
Yield: 3 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  2. 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  3. 2 carrots, julienned
  4. 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  5. 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  6. 4 shallots, chopped
  7. 1 bell pepper, slivered
  8. 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in natural juice, liquid drained and reserved
  9. ½ cup water
  10. 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  11. 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  12. 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  13. ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat; cook the chicken and carrots in the hot oil until the chicken is no longer pink in the center and the carrots are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger; cook another 1 minute. Add the shallots and bell pepper; cook another 1 minute.
  2. Whisk together 3 tablespoons of the reserved liquid from the canned pineapple chunks along with the pineapple chunks, the water, soy sauce, cornstarch, vinegar, and pepper flakes; stir into the chicken and vegetable mixture and bring to a boil, stirring until the sauce thickens.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 477 kcal
Carbohydrate 51 g
Cholesterol 92 mg
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Protein 38 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Sodium 723 mg
Sugars 32 g
Fat 14 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Daniel Wright
Great! Lots of flavor with limited ingredients! I added a bit of curry powder too.
Angela Davis
Delicious!

 

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