Photo: Lily Banse
Sweet & sour chicken
14 ingredients
20 min
Serves 4
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This homemade sweet and sour sauce is so much better than a takeaway. Great with rice or noodles
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
410
Calories
33g
Protein
18g
Fat
23g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 11 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Sunflower Oil | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2-3 large skinless, boneless chicken breasts , (about 400g/14oz total weight)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- groundnut or sunflower oil , for deep frying, plus extra for stir-frying
- tempura batter (see below)
- 1 small red pepper , cored, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 1 medium carrot , sliced thinly on the diagonal
- 2 fat garlic cloves , chopped
- 2 tsp finely chopped fresh root ginger
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 3 tbsp sherry
- 1 tbsp light soft brown sugar
- 1 tsp cornflour
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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