SERVES 4
Ingredients
For the chicken/veg:
- 400g Chicken mini fillets fresh
OR
- 400g Cauliflower/Broccoli florets fresh pre prepped
OR
- 400g Frozen Cauliflower/Broccoli Florets
OR
- 400g Meat Substitute Pieces
OR
- 400g Frozen Chicken Pieces
For the sauce:
1 onion, chopped into chunks
2 peppers, diced
3 cloves garlic, crushed or finely chopped
1 thumb sized piece ginger, grated/finely chopped (optional)
150ml tomato ketchup
2 tbsp malt vinegar
6 tbsp brown sugar
475g tin pineapple chunks in juice
Method
Chicken in Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Heat a little oil in a wok or large frying pan over a medium heat
- Cook the onion in the oil until softened and translucent
- When the onion is cooked add the Chicken pieces and cook for 5 minutes, then remove the chicken
- Add peppers, ginger and garlic and stir fry for about 3 minutes
- Add the vinegar, pineapple and the juice, tomato sauce and sugar
- Bring to the boil, add the cooked chicken and simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken a little
- Serve immediately or cool and reheat later
For the egg fried rice:
280g uncooked rice
2 eggs, beaten
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 bunch spring onions, finely chopped (optional)
Method
- Put a pan of water on to boil
- When boiling put rice into pan and cook for 8 and a half minutes, drain and run under cold water until all rice is cold. Leave in sieve to drain completely
- In a wok heat a little oil over a medium heat, once oil is hot, reduce the heat to low
- Add the dry drained rice to the pan and stir fry for about 3 minutes
- Whilst the rice is cooking combine the eggs, soy sauce and spring onion in a small bowl
- Add the egg mix to the rice and continue to stir fry until all is cooked through
- Serve immediately
For the crispy seaweed:
225g kale or dark green cabbage/cavolo nero/bok choi/pak choi
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
50ml oil
Method
- Pre heat oven to 160°C
- Shred the greens finely and put them into a bowl
- Mix the sugar and salt, in a bowl or cup and stir through the chopped greens
- Drizzle over the oil and give everything a good mix up
- Scatter on a baking tray
- Bake for 8 - 10 minutes until crispy
- Serve immediately