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Sweet and sour chicken Hong Kong style

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Sweet and sour chicken Hong Kong style

Sweet and sour chicken with traditional crispy chicken – quite simply the best way to eat this takeaway classic and always a hit with the family. Serve with steamed rice.

Ingredients

For the marinated chicken

For the batter

For the stir fry

  • ½ red onion, cut into chunks (optional)
  • ½ green pepper, cut into chunks (optional)
  • 3cm/1¼in fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into matchsticks
  • 2–3 garlic cloves, bashed and roughly sliced
  • 2 spring onions, cut into rough chunks, plus extra to garnish
  • ½ small tin pineapple slices (approx. 220g undrained weight), cut into chunks, juice discarded
  • vegetable oil, for frying
  • chopped fresh coriander, to garnish

For the sauce