Name: Sweet and sour chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 600g chicken thigh fillets, sliced; 2 Tbsp Chinese cooking wine; Finely grated zest and juice of 4 oranges; 2 tsp sesame oil; ¼ cup cornflour; 2 Tbsp canola oil; 1 red onion, thickly sliced; 6cm piece ginger, cut into fine batons; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 bunches broccolini, trimmed and halved; 1 carrot, cut into fine batons; 1 Tbsp white vinegar; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; ¼ cup honey; Cooked rice, sliced green shallots, sliced red capsicum and toasted sesame seeds (optional), to serve

Sweet and sour chicken

Falling-off-the-bone chicken cooked in a deliciously fragrant, sticky sauce – you’ll never go with takeaway again!

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

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The ’70s and ’80s classic from your local Chinese is getting a makeover. And, if you always wondered how to get that perfectly flavoured, intense sauce, here’s your answer!

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Ingredients

600g chicken thigh fillets, sliced

2 Tbsp Chinese cooking wine

Finely grated zest and juice of 4 oranges

2 tsp sesame oil

¼ cup cornflour

2 Tbsp canola oil

1 red onion, thickly sliced

6cm piece ginger, cut into fine batons

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 bunches broccolini, trimmed and halved

1 carrot, cut into fine batons

1 Tbsp white vinegar

2 Tbsp soy sauce

¼ cup honey

Cooked rice, sliced green shallots, sliced red capsicum and toasted sesame seeds (optional), to serve

Method

Combine chicken, wine, zest, sesame oil and cornflour in a large bowl. Mix well. Set aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, boil juice in a wok on medium-high heat, until reduced by three-quarters, then remove from wok and reserve.

Heat half of the canola oil in wok on high and fry onion, ginger, garlic, broccolini and carrot for 1-2 minutes, until just softened. Set aside.

Drain chicken, reserving marinade. Fry chicken in remaining oil until lightly browned. Add reserved marinade and juice, vinegar, soy and honey. Bring to the boil and cook for 3-4 minutes, until sauce thickens. Fold in vegetables. Serve with rice, shallots, capsicum and sesame seeds, if using.

Sweet and sour chicken — *(Credit: Rob Shaw)*

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