Pineapple Chicken
Directions
- 1Add cornstarch to the diced and cubed chicken.
- 2Massage the cornstarch into the chicken using tongs.
- 3Crack one egg into the chicken mixture.
- 4Add soy sauce, ginger, and dehydrated minced garlic to the chicken mixture.
- 5Stir the chicken mixture and let it sit.
- 6Set the chicken mixture aside.
- 7Pour the juice from the pineapple into a measuring vessel to make the sauce.
- 8Add a quarter cup of soy sauce to the pineapple juice.
- 9Add ginger to the sauce mixture.
- 10Add oyster sauce to the sauce mixture.
- 11Add hoisin sauce to the sauce mixture.
- 12Add dark soy sauce to the sauce mixture.
- 13Add garlic to the sauce mixture.
- 14Add a splash of mirin to the sauce mixture.
- 15Add white pepper and MSG to the sauce mixture.
- 16Add a tablespoon of brown sugar to the sauce mixture.
- 17Add cornstarch to the sauce mixture to thicken everything up.
- 18Stir the sauce mixture until it's done.
- 19Turn on the range hood.
- 20Add avocado oil to a pot and heat it up.
- 21Add the chicken into the hot oil.
- 22Spread the chicken out into an even layer in the oil.
- 23Cook the chicken on one side until crispy, then flip it over and cook on the other side.
- 24Add diced water chestnuts and broccoli florets to the chicken.
- 25Add one can of pineapple chunks to the pot.
- 26Pour the prepared sauce into the pot, ensuring nothing is left behind.
- 27Give the contents of the pot a stir.
- 28Reduce the heat and cover the pot with a lid.
- 29Let the dish simmer for a couple of minutes until the broccoli is tender.
- 30Serve the pineapple chicken.
Ingredients
- 1 pound diced and cubed chicken
- cornstarch
- 1 egg
- soy sauce
- ginger
- dehydrated minced garlic
- pineapple juice
- 0.25 cup soy sauce
- ginger
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- hoisin sauce
- dark soy sauce
- 2 metric tons garlic
- mirin
- white pepper
- MSG
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- cornstarch
- avocado oil
- water chestnuts
- broccoli florets
- 1 can pineapple chunks
Equipment
bowltongsmeasuring cupspoonpot with a lidspatula
Tips
- Spread the chicken out into an even layer in the pan to create a crispy crust.
- Leave nothing behind when adding the sauce.
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