Chicken fillet in sweet and sour sauce, Chinese style

Recently, Slavic housewives have increasingly begun to resort to recipes Chinese cuisine. And one of the most popular dishes is Chinese chicken. However, this is not surprising, because simple ingredients You can prepare a real delicacy that will amaze you with its unusual combination of flavors.

Oriental cuisine surprises with its diversity. Sometimes, after tasting some delicious food in a Chinese restaurant, you want to learn how to cook it yourself. And today we will try to cook quite widely famous dish- chicken with pineapples.

Prepare in advance:

• half a kilo of poultry fillet;
• a can of canned pineapple rings;
• two pods of colored pepper;
• 35 g chopped ginger root;
• two tbsp. l. tomato puree and starch;
• one tbsp. l. flour;
• frying oil;
• any fruit vinegar and soy sauce.

Cooking method:

1. Leave the meat cubes in soy seasoning for half an hour, then mix with a spoonful of starch and flour.
2. Fry the pieces of meat in small portions and place on a napkin to remove excess fat.
3. Pour oil into a clean frying pan and fry the bell pepper cubes for three minutes. Then add ginger, vinegar, pieces of fruit and pour half a glass of pineapple syrup.
4. After two minutes, add tomato puree, remaining starch and pieces of fried meat to the other ingredients. Mix everything and simmer under a closed lid for seven minutes.

Chicken in sweet and sour sauce ready in Chinese.

With cabbage and pasta

Chinese chicken is prepared not only with exotic fruits, but also with other ingredients. And today we will serve spicy chicken with Chinese cabbage and pasta for dinner.

Ingredients:

• 220 g pasta;
• 420 g fillet;
• 210 g Chinese cabbage;
• one and a half glasses of green peas;
• spoon of grated ginger;
• a spoonful of sesame and granulated sugar;
• two spoons wine vinegar;
• ½ tsp. red pepper flakes.

Cooking method:

1. Pour a spoonful of sauce and sesame oil into a bowl, mix with fillet pieces. Marinate the meat for 20 minutes.
2. Mix the remaining soy seasoning and oil with vinegar and granulated sugar.
3. Fry the chicken pieces in oil and place on a plate. In its place we put green onions, shredded cabbage, as well as ginger, red pepper and, if desired, chopped green onions.
4. After 10 minutes, add pieces of meat with sauce and after another 10 minutes, add boiled pasta. Stir and turn off the heat.

Cooking with vegetables

Vegetables are one of the main ingredients in preparing Chinese dishes.

Most often, Chinese cooks use celery, Chinese cabbage and broccoli.

But in our kitchen we can create our own masterpieces based on classic Chinese recipes.

Ingredients:

• 320 g poultry meat;
• two red and one green bell peppers;
• two heads of onions;
• carrot;
• 1 tsp. Sahara;
• spoon of olive oil;
• 80 ml soy dressing.

Cooking method:

1. We cut the breast and onion into cubes, the carrots into pucks, and the pepper into cubes.
2. Fry the meat strips in hot oil for three minutes.
3. Then, at intervals of three minutes, add carrots, onions and bell peppers.
4. In a bowl, mix sugar with soy seasoning and pour the resulting sauce over the ingredients. The chicken and vegetables should simmer for another seven minutes.

Chinese chicken with rice

Chicken with rice according to a Chinese recipe is great dish, which perfectly combines all the ingredients. You can use any vegetables, and also adjust the spiciness with spices and chili peppers.

Ingredients:

• 320 g meat;
• half a glass of rice grains;
• 180 g green beans;
• 1 tsp. grated ginger;
• Bell pepper;
• two spoons of soy dressing;
• two pinches of sugar;
• butter, onion feathers.

Cooking method:

1. Fry the pieces of meat in oil until golden brown.
2. Fry the vegetables separately, and then simmer them together with the boiled cereal.
3. Combine all the ingredients, pour in the sauce, add sweet sand and ginger. You can also salt and pepper the ingredients to taste.
4. Let the dish simmer for a few more minutes, after which it can be served.

With peanuts

Peanuts are very popular in Asian cuisine. It is often added to meat and vegetable dishes, and is also used in the preparation of sauces. And now we offer original recipe Chinese chicken with peanuts.

First, the nut must be dried in a dry frying pan, then peeled and broken into several parts.

Ingredients:

• 370 g chicken meat;
• half a glass of peanuts;
• two spoons of tomato puree;
• 20 ml each regular sugar, soy seasoning and apple cider vinegar;
• 1 tsp each ginger chips and sesame seeds;
• three cloves of garlic;
• oil for frying.

Cooking method:

1. First of all, sauté the pieces of garlic with grated ginger and pepper in heated oil.
2. Then add the meat pieces to the spices and cook them for five minutes.
3. Then pour in the sauce, vinegar and add the pasta. After five minutes, add sesame seeds and peanuts, heat the ingredients for a couple of minutes and remove from the stove.

In hot sauce

Our next recipe will definitely be appreciated by fans of savory meat dishes.

Chili pepper and Tabasco sauce will add spiciness to the dish, but in the recipe we will also use pineapple juice, which will make the sauce sweet and sour and reduce its pungency a little.

Ingredients:

• 680 g fillet;
• 180 ml pineapple juice;
• onion and small carrots;
• chili pepper;
• five drops of Tabasco;
• 20 g starch;
• two garlic cloves;
• 70 ml soy seasoning.

Cooking method:

1. We begin the cooking process by marinating pieces of meat along with vegetables and chili peppers in a dressing of black sauce and Tabasco.
2. Then fry the ingredients soaked in the spicy marinade for no more than ten minutes in heated oil.
3. Pour in fruit juice together with the starch, simmer the dish for another eight minutes and turn off the stove.

Chinese chicken with soy sauce

Chinese chefs prepare their dishes over an open fire and use a wok. But even in an ordinary frying pan and stove, you can cook an equally aromatic and appetizing dish according to a Chinese recipe.

In preparation meat dish Sesame oil is used, but it can be replaced with olive oil or our usual sunflower oil.

Ingredients:

• 210 g chicken meat;
• half an onion;
• three cloves of garlic;
• a small piece of ginger;
• three tablespoons each of soy dressing and wine.

Cooking method:

1. We will use wine in the recipe. In China there is a special Reviver With sweet and sour taste, but for our case regular semi-sweet is also suitable.
2. We cut the chicken into thin strips, the onion into half rings, and the ginger and garlic into large slices.
3. Fry the spices in heated oil until golden brown. If you are a fan spicy dishes, then you can add a pod of hot pepper.
4. As soon as the oil has absorbed all the flavors, remove the garlic and ginger, and begin to fry the meat in small portions so that it quickly becomes crusty. If you put all the meat into the pan at once, it will be quite difficult to get the desired effect.
5. Now fry the fried chicken pieces for a few minutes along with the onion. As soon as it becomes transparent, add the sauce and wine and cook until all the liquid has evaporated.

Options for preparing such a dish as Chinese chicken actually a lot. For example, Chinese chicken can be cooked with honey, peanut, sesame oil, pineapples, rice vinegar, vegetables - bell peppers, garlic, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini.

But all recipes are united by a hot and spicy taste, resulting from a large number of spices, including chili pepper and soy sauce. Almost all Chinese dishes and Korean cuisine may seem too hot for Europeans, but this does not prevent them from having their fans and adherents.

To prepare Chinese chicken in sweet and sour sauce, a cooking method called stir-fry is traditionally used. This method involves quickly frying meat or vegetables with sauces in a wok. If you don't have a wok, don't worry, you can use a saucepan or deep-bottomed frying pan. This chinese chicken recipe, I think, will appeal primarily not only to fans of Asian dishes, but also to everyone who loves spicy food.

Ingredients for one serving:

• Chicken fillet(breast) – 1 pc.,
• Ketchup or tomato sauce– 100 ml.,
• Half a chilli pepper
• Sugar – 1 tbsp. spoon (without a slide),
• Starch – 1 tbsp. spoon,
• Soy sauce – 3 tbsp. spoons,
• Vegetable oil,
• Sesame,
• Spices.

Chinese chicken in sweet and sour sauce - recipe

Rinse the chicken fillet and cut into not too small pieces.

Pour into the pan vegetable oil. IN classic recipe Sesame oil should be used, but if it is not available, then our traditional sunflower oil will do just fine. Warm it up well. Place chicken fillet. Stir with a spatula.

Add spices. Along with dry spices, you can add grated fresh ginger root for a more pronounced taste.

Add tomato sauce or ketchup. Then pour in soy sauce. Stir the chicken with a spatula. Simmer for another five minutes.

While the chicken is stewing, cut half a red chili pepper into rings or finely chop. Place in a frying pan. Stir again.

Lastly, add starch and sugar to the fried chicken fillet. These ingredients will thicken and caramelize the sauce.

Sugar, in turn, neutralizes the salty taste of soy sauce. Stir with a spatula and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Chinese chicken in sweet and sour sauce. Photo

Times when dishes asian cuisine seemed too exotic to our compatriots, are long gone. Today, on the contrary, they are especially popular. They are valued for their unusual, difficult to convey combination of tastes: sour, sweet, spicy, salty. Having visited the Celestial Empire, many tourists cannot forget some Chinese dishes, including chicken. However, in order to once again enjoy the taste of Chinese chicken in sweet and sour sauce, you do not need to go to Beijing or visit a Chinese restaurant. Knowing several subtleties of technology and finding suitable recipe, any housewife can handle preparing this dish.

Cooking features

It’s hard to argue with the fact that Chinese chicken in sweet and sour sauce is a unique dish with original taste And appearance. It is clear that it is difficult to prepare it similar to the original if you do not know exactly how to do it. The technology of preparing the dish has specific features, but at the same time it is not particularly difficult. The main thing is to know a few of the most important points.

• Sweet and sour sauce is one of the main components of the dish. It is made from different products, some of which add sourness, others – a sweet taste, and others – aroma. And the taste of the sauce depends on the unique combination of these products in a specific ratio. If you change the proportions, the sauce may still turn out tasty, but different. Therefore, it is advisable to follow the recipe exactly.
• Fresh or chilled chicken will produce a juicier dish than one prepared from frozen foods. The fact is that when meat is defrosted, its structure is disrupted and it loses some of its moisture. This is especially noticeable if the meat was defrosted in a sudden change in temperature, that is, it thawed in water or in the microwave. Therefore, if you have no choice between fresh and frozen chicken, and you have to use the latter, you need to let it thaw in the refrigerator. Only in this case chicken pieces will remain juicy enough to cook in Chinese sweet and sour sauce.
• To keep Chinese chicken juicy, they use another trick: fry the pieces over high heat. In a matter of seconds they are covered golden brown crust which prevents juice loss.
• The chicken and sauce are first cooked separately, and then combined and cooked until cooked.
• If you want to cook Chinese chicken properly, you need to marinate it before cooking. Soy sauce is most often used for marinade. The chicken pieces should lie in it for at least 20 minutes.

Traditionally, Chinese chicken is cooked in a special frying pan called a wok. But you can just as well use a regular frying pan. Moreover, you can cook Chinese chicken without a frying pan at all if you use a slow cooker.

Chinese chicken with eggplant

• chicken fillet – 0.8 kg;
• garlic – 1 clove;
• ginger root – 3–4 cm;
• red ground pepper– pinch;
• eggplants – 0.8 kg;
• soy sauce – 60 ml;
• wine vinegar (3 percent) – 60 ml;
• water – 60 ml;
• flour – 20 g;
• sesame seeds – 10 g;

Cooking method:

• Wash the chicken fillet, dry it with napkins and cut into thin long strips, like meat for beef stroganoff.
• Mix vinegar and soy sauce.
• Peel and grate the ginger.
• Finely chop the garlic clove with a knife.
• Add sugar, flour and pepper to the vinegar-soy mixture. Stir everything until you get a homogeneous sauce.
• Marinate the chicken fillet in the resulting sauce.
• After half an hour, remove the chicken from the marinade and allow excess liquid to drain.
• Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken pieces in it for 10 minutes. Remove from pan.
• Peel and cut the eggplants into small pieces. Immerse them in salted water for 20 minutes (use approximately 10 g of salt per liter of water). Rinse in running water and dry.
• Place the eggplants in a frying pan with oil and place it over low heat. Add ginger and garlic.
• Fry the eggplants, stirring, for 5 minutes, then add a little water and simmer the “little blue ones” until the water evaporates.
• Combine the chicken with eggplants, pour in the sauce in which the chicken pieces were marinated.
• Simmer for 10–15 minutes. The sauce will thicken by this time.

Chicken is served in sweet and sour sauce with hot eggplants. However, once it cools down, it will still be tasty. No side dish is required for this dish.

Chinese chicken with pineapples

• fillet chicken breast– 0.8 kg;
• canned pineapples – 0.3 kg;
• bell pepper– 0.4 kg;
• cane sugar– 50 g;
• corn starch (can be replaced with potato starch) – 100 g;
• granulated garlic – 5 g;
• dry crushed ginger root – 10 g;
• peanuts (peeled, fried) – 50 g;
• sesame seeds – 20 g;
• vegetable oil – 0.25 l;
• apple cider vinegar (6 percent) – 40 ml;
• lemon juice– 10 ml;
• ketchup – 50 ml;
• soy sauce – 40 ml.

Cooking method:

• Wash and dry the chicken breast fillet. Cut into one and a half centimeter cubes.
• Mix chicken with soy sauce. Cover the container with cling film and put it in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Wash the pepper. Remove the seeds by removing the stem. Cut into small square pieces.
• Open the can of pineapple and pour the syrup into a clean bowl. Chop the pineapple itself with a knife - the cubes should be no more than 1 cm.
• Grind the peanuts.
• Remove the marinated chicken from the sauce and place in a plastic bag. Pour starch into the bag. Shake the bag to coat the chicken with starch.
• Heat about 0.2 liters of oil in a saucepan. When it boils, add chicken cubes and deep fry them. Until they are nicely browned.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and place on napkins to drain excess fat.
• Heat the remaining oil in a clean frying pan. Place bell pepper pieces in it and fry them for 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Reduce heat and add pineapple pieces to the pepper. Pour in pineapple syrup and vinegar. Simmer the peppers and pineapples in sweet and sour sauce for 10 minutes.
• Add garlic and ginger. Pour in ketchup and lemon juice, as well as the soy sauce in which the chicken was marinated. Add cane sugar. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Add chicken pieces to the sauce and stir. Cook the chicken in the sweet and sour sauce for another 5 minutes.

Before serving, the dish should be sprinkled with sesame seeds and crushed peanuts. This Chinese chicken recipe is considered a classic. If you find the sauce too sour or, on the contrary, too sweet, you can accordingly reduce the amount of sugar or vinegar.

Chicken in sweet and sour sauce with apples in a slow cooker

• chicken fillet – 0.4 kg;
• sour apples (peeled) – 0.2 kg;
• tomato paste– 20 ml;
• water – 50 ml;
• honey – 20 ml;
• mustard – 20 ml;
• soy sauce – 20 ml;
• vegetable oil – 40 ml.

Cooking method:

• Rinse the chicken fillet and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Cut it into cubes about 1 cm in size.
• Mix honey, mustard, soy sauce, tomato paste and water.
• Pour the resulting marinade over the chicken pieces and leave them to marinate for an hour in a cool place.
• Wash the apples and cut out the core. Cut the apple pulp into pieces the same size as the chicken fillet.
• Pour oil into the multicooker bowl. Start the unit in frying or baking mode.
• Place the chicken in the multicooker bowl and fry it for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Turn off the multicooker. Add to chicken meat apple pieces. Pour it all over with the sauce in which the chicken was marinated.
• Turn on the multicooker by selecting the stewing program. Cook the dish in this mode for 20 minutes.

Cooking Chinese chicken in a slow cooker is not difficult at all. The recipe for this dish does not include exotic ingredients. Apples, tomato paste and honey give the sauce a sweet and sour taste, and mustard makes the taste of the dish even more piquant. To make the dish more tender, the apple can be peeled first.

Chicken in sweet and sour sauce with fresh tomatoes

• chicken fillet – 0.8 kg;
• bell pepper – 0.25 kg;
• onions – 0.2 kg;
• fresh tomatoes – 0.3 kg;
• garlic – 4 cloves;
• honey – 20 ml;
• curry seasoning – 10 g;
• soy sauce – 40 ml;
• vegetable oil - how much will be needed.

Cooking method:

• Chicken fillet, washed and dried with napkins, cut into strips.
• Wash the bell pepper, cut off the stem, and remove the seeds. Cut the pepper lengthwise into 4 pieces and cut it into quarter rings.
• Wash the tomatoes. Using a sharp knife, make two cuts crosswise on each one. Boil the water. Place the tomatoes in boiling water and blanch them for 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the tomatoes to a saucepan of cold water. After a couple of minutes, when the tomatoes have cooled, remove them from the water and peel them. Cut off the seal around the stalk and cut the pulp into small cubes.
• Remove the skins from the onions, cut them into thin quarter rings or half rings if they are small.
• Cut the garlic into small pieces with a knife.
• Melt honey and mix it with soy sauce.
• Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add onion and garlic. Fry them over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, then add the chicken to the pan.
• Fry the chicken fillet pieces for 10 minutes, first over medium heat, then at less intense heat. Add the pepper and continue to fry for another 5 minutes.
• Place the tomatoes, pour in the juice that has released from them, and stir. Simmer the chicken with tomatoes for 10 minutes.
• Add soy sauce with honey, curry seasoning, stir. Continue cooking for another 10 minutes.

For Chinese chicken prepared according to this recipe, a side dish wouldn't hurt. It could be rice or potatoes.

Chicken in sweet and sour sauce is one of the popular dishes of Chinese cuisine. It is usually served hot with a side dish. Rice is considered a traditional side dish. However, there are other options. For example, if Chinese chicken was prepared with the addition of a significant amount of vegetables, no side dish is required. Chinese chicken, prepared according to recipes adapted to the tastes of our compatriots, can be served with potatoes or pasta.

It turns out unusually tender, juicy and spicy. Pieces of chicken fillet fried in batter and stewed in sweet and sour sauce will not leave anyone indifferent. Especially this dish will appeal to those who are supporters of oriental cuisine. I can't say that chicken fillet in sweet and sour sauce is Chinese style, step by step recipe which is posted below is an authentic Chinese dish.

Like many other recipes for dishes and snacks that we prepare and call “Chinese”, in fact they contain only some elements, in particular ingredients, techniques or technologies, of oriental cuisine. In fact, such recipes are more adapted to our people.

If you search on the Internet for how to prepare it correctly and review the recipes for this dish, you will be convinced that they are all very different from each other. The difference lies in the method of preparation and the ingredients.

Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 600-700 gr.,
• Ginger – 1 root,
• Soy sauce – 80-100 ml. for the marinade,
• Eggs – 2 pcs.,
• Starch - 2 tbsp. spoons,
• Purple onion – 2 pcs.,
• Garlic – 1 head,
• Tomato sauce - 4 tbsp. spoons,
• Balsamic vinegar - 2 tbsp. spoons,
• Soy sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons for sauce,
• Sunflower oil.

Chicken fillet in Chinese sweet and sour sauce - recipe

Cooking chicken fillet in sweet and sour sauce in Chinese begins with preparing the fillet, or more precisely, with marinating it. To do this, cut into medium-sized pieces.

Place the chicken pieces into a deep bowl. Peel the ginger root. Rub it on the finest grater into a paste or grind it in a blender.

Add chopped ginger to.

Pour soy sauce over the meat and ginger.

Stir.

Cover the bowl with cling film and place it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. This is the recommended time for marinating meat. If possible, let the chicken marinate longer; if there is no time, leave it less. It’s clear that the longer the meat sits, the better the soy sauce and ginger will soak it in. To prepare the batter, beat eggs with starch and a pinch of salt.

Try to stir the starch thoroughly so that there are no lumps. This is what the finished batter looks like.

I have written more than once that if you use store-bought eggs with an almost colorless yolk for batter or omelettes, you can give them a beautiful bright yellow color with the help of turmeric. Heat a frying pan with sunflower oil. If possible, use ours instead sunflower oil sesame. Dip chicken fillet pieces into batter.

Place them in the pan. Once the battered chicken pieces are fried on the bottom, turn them over to the other side.

Place the battered chicken fillet in a bowl.

The first stage of cooking chicken fillet in sweet and sour sauce in Chinese is completed. Now you need to cook sweet and sour sauce. This Chinese style sweet and sour sauce will be prepared using tomato sauce, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, garlic and red onion.

First, peel the onion and garlic and chop them finely with a knife.

On hot frying pan add onion and garlic with sunflower (sesame) oil.

Immediately add tomato sauce, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce.

You can use honey instead of balsamic vinegar. Mix the sauce ingredients. Simmer it over low heat for about 7 minutes. During this time the sauce should thicken.

Now place the battered chicken fillet pieces in a frying pan with the already prepared thick sweet and sour sauce. Stir the chicken fillet with a spatula so that the sauce is evenly distributed throughout it. Fry the chicken in the sauce for another 5-7 minutes.

Chicken fillet in Chinese sweet and sour sauce. Photo

Taking this into account, we suggest preparing a similar dish, this time making the main component a tender, dietary and beloved chicken fillet. Thanks to the interesting dressing, the chicken acquires a non-standard, but very pleasant taste! Combined with a side dish, this dish is perfect for a family dinner or even a meeting of guests!

Chicken in sweet and sour sauce, Chinese style, is prepared quickly and very easily! Despite the fact that the dish is considered exotic, the products used here are the simplest and most affordable!

Ingredients:

• chicken (fillet) - 300 g;
• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• bell pepper - 1 large or 2 small;
• vegetable oil (for frying) - 3-4 tbsp. spoons.

For the sauce:

• sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• potato starch - 1 teaspoon;
• apple cider vinegar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
• soy sauce - 5 tbsp. spoon;
• drinking water - 5 tbsp. spoons

1. Wash the fillet, dry it, remove any possible fat layers, remove the film. We cut the chicken meat into narrow, not very long strips, running the knife along the fibers.
   
2. Remove the stalk with seeds, and then cut the bell pepper into small thin strips. To make the dish look brighter, you can mix peppers of different shades.
   
3. Prepare sweet and sour dressing. In a separate bowl, mix vinegar, water, soy sauce, sugar and starch. Stir thoroughly.
   
4. Pour in vegetable oil and heat a saucepan or high-sided frying pan. To make the chicken as juicy as possible, fry the fillet strips over high heat in batches (in 2-3 batches), constantly stirring the chicken meat with a spatula. As soon as the pieces turn white on all sides, transfer them to a separate bowl and fry the next portion.
   
5. After the chicken, add pepper and finely chopped garlic to the frying pan. Fry with active stirring for 1.5-2 minutes. The pepper should turn golden, but still be quite firm.
   
6. We spread it to vegetable slicing whole portion of semi-cooked chicken fillet. Pour in the sauce and, lowering the heat, cook the mixture for about 10-15 minutes (until the sauce thickens and full readiness Chicken). At the end we take a sample and, if necessary, add salt.
   
7. When serving, you can add to the dish green onions and sesame seeds. Chicken in Chinese sweet and sour sauce goes perfectly with rice or thin noodles.
   

Bon appetit!