Chinese Pineapple Chicken With Cashew Nuts Ginger Spring Onion Recipes

CHINESE PINEAPPLE CHICKEN WITH CASHEW NUTS, GINGER, SPRING ONION

Steps:

• First of all make the sauce. Combine everything, mix well until smooth and set aside.
• Fry the chicken in the oil with the onion and ginger for 5 minutes over a medium high heat.
• Add the green pepper and the pineapple chunks and fry for another 5 minutes adding half of the spring onions after 2 minutes.
• Add the crushed garlic and the cashew nuts, fry for 2 minutes then pour over the sauce and bring to the boil.
• After a minute or 2, the sauce should thicken and stick to the chicken. It it looks too thick, add some water, little by little until desired consistency is acheived.
• Utterly Delicious.

CHINESE PINEAPPLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove meat from bones of chicken. Cut meat, onion and celery into 3/4" cubes. Cut water chestnuts into quarters. Cut pineapple slices into eighths. Mix cornstarch, soy sauce, salt and water. Smear chicken with mixture. Heat 1 tablespoon lard or cooking oil in frying pan. Add onion and stir half minute. Add celery and water chestnuts and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Remove. Heat remaining 3 tablespoons lard or cooking oil. Add chicken meat and cook 2 minutes only (overcooking the diced chicken will ruin the dish). Return vegetables; add pineapple pieces. Stir until heated. Add pineapple syrup. Bring to a boil.

CASHEW CHICKEN WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients until smooth. In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat; stir-fry chicken until no longer pink. Remove from pan. , In same pan, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat; stir-fry mushrooms, pepper, water chestnuts and ginger until pepper is crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir broth mixture and add to pan with green onions; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sauce is thickened, 1-2 minutes., Stir in chicken and cashews; heat through. Serve with rice.

PINEAPPLE-GINGER CHICKEN STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Mix cornstarch, soy sauce, honey, cinnamon and reserved juice until smooth. In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat; saute chicken until lightly browned, 4-6 minutes. Remove from pan., In same pan, saute onion, ginger and garlic in remaining oil until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Stir cornstarch mixture; add to pan with chicken and pineapple chunks. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until sauce is thickened and chicken is cooked through, 5-7 minutes., Serve with rice. If desired, sprinkle with cilantro.

WW CHINESE PINEAPPLE CHICKEN WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE - POINTS=7

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set pan over medium-high heat. Add scallions, ginger and garlic; cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Add chicken and cook until lightly browned on all sides, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
• Add pineapple (with its juice) and black bean sauce to skillet; bring to a simmer. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes more.
• Divide rice among 4 shallow bowls and spoon chicken mixture over top. Yields about 1 cup of chicken and 1/2 cup of rice per serving.