Pineapple Chicken

This pineapple chicken is a dish that my mom made for me when I was a kid. At the time I didn’t know it wasn’t a traditional Chinese dish. She learnt how to make it from the Chinese takeaway she grew up in and ever since then it has become my childhood favourites!

ingredients:

This recipe serves 2 people!

• 3 chicken thighs, deboned and sliced to bite-sized
• 1 cup of sliced pineapples (canned or fresh)
• 1/2 white onion, chopped

Chicken marinade:

• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp pineapple juice (from can)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• a pinch of white pepper powder

Stir-fry sauce:

• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 5 tbsp pineapple juice (from can)

steps:

1. Combine marinade with deboned and sliced chicken thighs. Marinate for at least 20 minutes.
2. Heat some neutral oil in a pan, add chopped onions and sauté until fragrant. Then add chicken and stir-fry until cooked and brown.
3. Add the sliced pineapples. Stir-fry for another 1-2 minutes. Then add sauce mixture and cook for another around minute until sauce thickens.
4. Serve with rice. Enjoy!

Pineapple Chicken

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings

2

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

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Ingredients

• 3 chicken thighs, deboned and sliced to bite-sized

• 1 cup sliced pineapples (canned or fresh)

• 1/2 white onion, chopped

• Chicken marinade:

• 1 tbsp light soy sauce

• 1 tbsp pineapple juice (from can)

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• a pinch of white pepper powder

• Stir-fry sauce:

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce

• 1 tbsp cornstarch

• 2 tsp dark soy sauce

• 1 tsp sesame oil

• 5 tbsp pineapple juice (from can)

Directions

• Combine marinade with deboned and sliced chicken thighs. Marinate for at least 20 minutes.
• Heat some neutral oil in a pan, add chopped onions and sauté until fragrant. Then add chicken and stir-fry until cooked and brown.
• Add the sliced pineapples. Stir-fry for another 1-2 minutes. Then add sauce mixture and cook for another around minute until sauce thickens.
• Serve with rice. Enjoy!

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