Low Fat Wont Make You See Red Sweet and Sour
From mark555 17 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 6
If you are looking for a traditional Sweet and Sour that will stain your counter top, table cloth, Persian cat and tighty whiteys bright red then this is not the recipe for you. If you want one that has a great taste and is better the most of the Sweet and Sour sauces that you get in your typical Chinese restaurant then you are in luck! Read more I say low fat because I am not doing the breading and deep frying. Why because my waist line doesn’t need it, but I’ll put that step in for those that can afford it See less
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken or pork shopping list
- 2 TBS more or less vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 Can (about 20 oz) pineapple chunks (drained) Reserve liquid (I use the chunks packed in pineapple juice not the syrup) shopping list
- ½ Cup brown sugar shopping list
- ½ Cup cider vinegar shopping list
- 2 tsp soy sauce shopping list
- 1-Clove minced garlic shopping list
- 2 TBS corn starch shopping list
- 2 TBS cold water shopping list
- 1/8 tsp fresh grated ginger shopping list
- 1 green pepper cut into ¾ inch pieces shopping list
- ½ - 1 onion cut into ¾ inch pieces shopping list
- 2 Stalks of celery sliced diagonally shopping list
- ½ Cup carrots cut into match sticks shopping list
- Everything else is optional this is a good recipe to clean out the refrigerator. shopping list
- For that matter if you want to make this vegetarian don’t put in the meet. shopping list
- breading (optional) shopping list
- ½ Cup all purpose flour shopping list
- vegetable oil shopping list
- ¼ Cup corn starch shopping list
- ½ Cup cold water shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1 tsp salt shopping list
How to make it
- Breading (Optional)
- Heat oil (1 inch) to 360 degrees
- Beat flour, corn starch, water, egg and salt with a hand beater until smooth
- Add meat to batter stir until well coated
- Add meat to hot oil 1 at a time
- Fry about 20 pieces at a time until golden brown
- Turning 2-3 times (about 5 minutes)
- Drain on paper towel and keep worm
- Sauce
- Add enough water to the reserved pineapple juice to make one cup.
- Heat juice, water brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce and garlic in a medium sauce pan until boiling.
- Mix corn starch and water to a thin paste add to hot sweet and sour sauce.
- Stir with a whisk until thickened remove from heat.
- Stir Fry
- (Note) if you plan on using the breading skip this part
- Add oil to a large frying pan stir fry meet and ginger over medium high heat remove to a plate
- Using the broth left in the frying pan stir fry the vegetables with the exception of the pineapple.
- 1-2 minutes before the vegetables are done add the pineapple
- Add meet to the vegetables and cook to mix
- Add ¼ - ½ cup sweet and sour sauce to meat and vegetables mix to coat.
- Serve with rice and remaining sauce on the side.
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Low fat sweet and sour? Got my attention and my 5er!
elgab89
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Yummmmy! 5 for me!
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Low fat !!!yum.........its for me .......i loved your description....lol lol.its a 5 from the pixie ..... sending you magic pixie dust every where .........you can fly now .yeahhhhhh lol
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