Sweet & sour chicken

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Ingredients

250 g Woolworths fully cooked coconut Jasmine rice
400 g Woolworths free-range skinless, boneless chicken breasts
salt, to taste
white pepper, to taste
1 egg, beaten
¼ cup cornflour
5 T vegetable oil
½ red pepper, sliced
½ yellow pepper, sliced
1 brown onion, cubed
90 ml Woolworths sweet & sour sauce
fresh coriander, to serve
spring onion, sliced, to serve
lime wedges, to serve
fresh chilli, chopped, to serve (optional)

Cooking Instructions

1. Prepare jasmine rice according to package instructions.
2. Cut chicken breasts into medium-sized cubes and season with salt and white pepper.
3. Dip each piece of chicken into egg and coat with cornflour.
4. Heat 4 T vegetable oil in a wok or pan over a medium to high heat.
5. Add the chicken and fry for 4 minutes, or until golden brown, crispy and cooked through. Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper.
6. Heat 1 T oil in the wok or over a medium heat. Add red and yellow pepper and brown onion. Stir-fry for 2 minutes.
7. Add the crispy chicken pieces and Woolworths sweet-and-sour sauce and bring to a gentle simmer.
8. To serve, divide the rice and chicken between 2 bowls and garnish with fresh coriander, sliced spring onion and lime. For an extra kick of heat, add freshly chopped chilli.

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Photography: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail
Recipes and Production: Hannah Lewry
Food assistant: Lerato Motau

Now you can enjoy your favourites, from teriyaki to pad Thai with Wooloworths' new range of Asian-inspired ingredients. Try out new recipes our recrate your favourite takeaways – the options are endless.