Pineapple Chicken
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Open and drain a can of pineapple chunks, reserving the juice.
- 2Dice up chicken into bite size pieces.
- 3Put diced chicken into a mixing bowl.
- 4Add garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to the chicken.
- 5Crack two eggs into the bowl.
- 6Mix the chicken with tongs.
- 7Sprinkle in about ⅓ cup cornstarch and mix to create a batter.
- 8To the reserved pineapple juice, add garlic, hoisin sauce, mirin, oyster sauce, ginger, dark soy sauce, regular soy sauce, dehydrated minced onion, and MSG.
- 9Stir the sauce ingredients together.
- 10Add some neutral oil to a skillet.
- 11Drop the chicken into the hot oil, piece by piece.
- 12Shallow fry the chicken until it is golden brown on all sides, tossing it around a few times.
- 13Remove the chicken and put it on a paper towel lined plate.
- 14Dispose of the excess oil.
- 15Add a hefty tablespoon of cornstarch to the sauce and stir until fully incorporated.
- 16Add the sauce to the pan.
- 17Whisk the sauce.
- 18Add pineapple and a little water.
- 19Dump chicken into the pan.
- 20Toss the chicken so that everything is fully coated in that delicious pineapple sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 can pineapple chunks in juice
- chicken
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- salt
- pepper
- 2 eggs
- 0.33 cup cornstarch
- garlic
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- mirin
- oyster sauce
- ginger
- dark soy sauce
- 0.25 cup regular soy sauce
- dehydrated minced onion
- MSG
- neutral oil
Equipment
can openermeasuring cupknifecutting boardbowltongsspoonskilletpaper towels
Tips
- You can use fresh pineapple but canned pineapple comes with juice for the recipe.
- For the best results, add cornstarch to cool liquids to prevent it from clumping.
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