Thursday, November 5, 2009

Sweet & Sour Pineapple Chicken - “菠萝鸡”

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Anything that taste sweet & sour will sure boost my appetite. I love sweet & sour food so much. Yesterday, I cook my family's favourite Pineapple Chicken -“菠萝鸡”. We can't finish one pineapple as my kids they don't eat pineapple and end up cooking this dish for lunch. This dish is super yummy!!

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It's very easy to cook and taste heavenly...trust me!!!

"Claire, you must try this ya :p ~"

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Ingredients:

3 chicken drumsticks (weight approx. 500gm)
1/2 medium size pineapple (skinned & cut into small pieces)
2 red chillies (cut into 1cm pieces)
1 onion (cut into thin wedges)
2 tomatoes (cut into wedges)

some chopped garlic

Marinade:
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 egg
3 tbsp tapioca flour

Sauce:
1 tbsp chilli sauce (add more if you like it spicy)
3 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp sugar
50ml water (or canned pineapple juice)

Method:

  • Clean chicken and remove the excessive fats on the chicken thighs. Cut it into smaller pieces. (I remove it's skin. However, it's up to your preference to retain the skin or remove it)
  • Season with marinade ingredients for at least 30 mins (I marinade it overnight because I was in the rush of time). Deep-fry it in the hot oil until golden in colour. Remove from oil, drain well and set a side.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of oil in the hot wok, add in the chopped garlic, onion wedges and stir-fry till it's fragrant.
  • Add in sauce mixture and bring to boil. Add in fried chicken pieces, pineapple, red chillies and tomatoes. Stir-fry briskly until well combined.
  • Thicken with the sauce with some constarch solutions (*optional - just omit this step if the sauce already thick).
  • Dish up and serve warm with steamed rice.

p/s: Before dish up taste and slightly adjust the taste to your own liking. Add more sugar if you prefer it to be sweeter, more tomato sauce if you like it sourish or some salt if you like it salty.

AMY

19 comments:

  1. I have some pineapple in the fridge and just wondering what to do with it. Thanks for the recipe!

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  2. WOW! Can eat this with extra bowl of rice :D

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  3. The photo says it all... delicious! This is just like the sweet sour pork version too! I love it with hot steamed rice!

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  4. Hi Amy, wow! Are you a Nyonya lady? I glanced at your other foods you cooked, the ikan kembong sure a Nyonya dish.
    Love this sweet sour dish. Looks sinfully delicious.
    It is a wonderful, beautiful, and a privilege to have not only a talented woman who can cook but her beauty as a bonus.
    You have a great weekend, and keep a song in your heart, best regards, Lee.

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  5. wah, really like this. really envy your family, get to eat this kind of restaurant quality fare at home :)

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  6. Wow - this looks absolutely delicious!

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  7. I LOVE sweet n sour too. n I LOVE pineapple! this look sreally good Tintin...must make it for lunch 2morrow..fast n easy. :))

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  8. Hi Tintin, you've such a fabulous blog. And all the pictures look absolutely stunning & delicious. haha.... Don't worry! I won't eat the photos. Cheers.

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  9. tin tin..getting ready to Hanoi??

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  10. I like to cook this way too, very yummy, earlier I tried with pork rib, next time I will definitely try chicken..feel so hungry liao, not yet take lunch,,

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  11. Interesting dish, I would like to try it one day. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  12. Wow! I love sweet and sour pineapple chicken! Yummy!

    Btw, thanks for dropping by my blog! : )

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  13. wow, l like this very much. so appetizing.

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  14. The photo can tells it all.Looks super delicous and appetizing.

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  15. Browse through your blog and love your food and clear instructions.

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  16. This looks delicious! Great pictures, beautiful colors!

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