Sweet and Sour Chicken was a request after my last Facebook Live session. Another person asked for an easy, light weeknight dish. I’ll be doing Facebook Live as regularly as possible, so if you’ve got a request for something for me to make, just holler in the comments! Meanwhile, as requested, Sweet and Sour Chicken, lightened up!
Go Lightly!
This version is “light” because the chicken is not fried and no additional sugar is added. My usual sweet and sour recipe calls for brown sugar, but in this case, we’re relying on natural sugars from pineapple juice to give sweetness.
The trick to getting the sauce just right is adding some cornstarch to thicken it up. In order to activate the cornstarch, you do have to simmer the sauce for a bit. It’s a quick trick and doesn’t affect the flavor at all.
The Chicken
As for the chicken, I typically cook up a bunch of grilled chicken on the weekend to eat throughout the week. This recipe is great for using up already cooked chicken. But, if you didn’t have any cooked chicken on hand, I personally love using grilled chicken. The charred flavor adds some fun character to the dish. Of course, if you don’t have a grill, simple pan seared chicken on the stovetop works, too.
It’s an easy quick recipe and Ryan’s official comment was “I could eat a lot of this.” Hope you enjoy!
The Recipe
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