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A More Nuanced Sweet & Sour Chicken

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Ingredients

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Method

How to make A More Nuanced Sweet & Sour Chicken

  • Rinse brown rice gently as you bring water to a boil.
  • Add rice to boiling water.
  • Cover tightly with lid, set to simmer, and set timer for 45 minutes.
  • Mix vinegar, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, and salt. Set aside.
  • After the rice has been cooking for 30 minutes, begin making your chicken.
  • Heat about 3 cups peanut oil in a large wok, saucepan or deep fryer. It is ready when it almost begins to smoke or at 375°F.
  • Dip chicken in the egg, and roll in cornstarch.
  • Add part of the meat, one piece at a time. Stir a little to keep the pieces from sticking together. Do not crowd your pan--cook in batches if you must.
  • Fry until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a baking dish lined with paper towel.
  • Frying the chicken should take about 15 minutes, and by this time, you will need to remove the rice from the heat. DO NOT OPEN YOUR RICE; just sit it back on a cold burner and let it be for 15 minutes.
  • Saute garlic briefly in 3 T oil, making sure not to burn the garlic.
  • Add cayenne pepper, green pepper, green onion, pineapple, and meat. Stir well.
  • Sprinkle in wine; stir in the sauce mixture you made earlier. Bring mixture to boil.
  • If the sauce seems too thick, you may add some of the reserved pineapple juice and bring to a boil again. Taste for seasoning and acidity--add more vinegar for more sour, and more pineapple juice or sugar for additional sweetness.
  • Mix 2t cornstarch with 4t water, and cook until the mixture is somewhat thick and clear.

(Courtesy of Food.com)