Sweet and Sour Chicken with Pear
posted in Handy Tips |Pears are fruits with natural sweeteners as they have high level of fruit sugars and making them
yummy to eat. They are great in desserts, salads and in stir-fried dishes. Do try this stir-
fried chicken with pear.
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, skinned, deboned and cubed
1 pear, cut into cubes
1 large onion, cubed
1 small green pepper, cubed
1 small red pepper, cubed
1/2 cup canned pineapple, cubed
4 button mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon chopped garlic anf ginger
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1 tablespoon cornflour
1 teaspoon rice wine
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon cooking oil
For sauce:
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon tomato
2 tablespoon light soya sauce
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon cornflour mixed with a little water
Method:
Marinate chicken meat with soya sauce, rice wine, pepper and cornflour. Set aside for 30 minutes
Heat a non-stick wok and stir-fry chicken cubes for 3 minutes. Dish out and set aside. Heat the
remaining oil in the wok, fry garlic and ginger. Stir-fry onion until tender. Add red and green
pepper, pear, mushrooms and pineapple and add chicken and mix well. Mix sauce together and pour
into the chicken. Simmer until sauce thicken. Serve hot.
