# Pineapple Chicken

The cook makes pineapple chicken with a savory sauce.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- can opener
- measuring cup
- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- tongs
- spoon
- skillet
- paper 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19EeohU39w/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b0d653b0-c2d3-4b22-905f-301b24c077eb
- Extracted: 2025-05-05

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