Jamies Sweet Sour Chicken Recipes

POT-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven 190c/375F/Gas5.
• You will need a casserole dish large enough for the chicken to sit on top of all the vegetables and pineapple .
• You will also need a food processor.
• Crush the fennel seeds and put to one side.
• Chop the parley and put to one side.
• Cut the stalk off the top of the chillies. Snap them in half and put those to one side too.
• Grate the ginger - Leaving the skin on.
• Season the chicken inside and out with salt and pepper and stuff the cavity with the parsley and ginger.
• Cut the red onions and peppers and pineapple into quarters and put into a cold casserole dish.
• Add the chillies and crushed fennel seeds. Drizzle with 3 good glugs of olive oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper and give it a good stir to coat everything well.
• Place the chicken on top and pat it with a little oil. Cook in the middle of a pre-heated oven until the chicken is cooked - about 1 and 50 minutes.
• ***Please note cooking time is APROX - please read the lable on the chicken. The chicken is only cooked when the juices run clear and you can easily pull the bone from the thighs.
• When cooked, remove the chicken and drain the juices over the pan.
• Also remove half of the vegetables and half of the pineapple and put with the chicken and keep warm.
• Put the remaining vegetables and pineapple from the pan into a food processor with the sugar and balsamic vinegar. Correct the seasoning with a little salt and pepper - if needed.
• Blend to make a lovely sauce. ONLY if needed add a little boiling water to loosen and thin out.
• Remove the chicken from the bone and put onto serving plates - pour over the sauce.
• I served mine with boiled rice.

SHEET PAN SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Drain pineapple tidbits and place juice into a 1-cup liquid measure. Place drained pineapple in a large mixing bowl; set aside.
• Add bell peppers, carrot, and onion to the pineapple tidbits. Pour 2 tablespoons avocado oil over top and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Stir until coated with oil and seasoning, then spread in a single layer on a sheet pan. Place chicken into the same bowl, drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon oil, and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and nestle chicken pieces on the sheet pan between the pineapple and vegetable pieces.
• Bake in the preheated oven until vegetables are tender and chicken is cooked through, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add enough water to the reserved pineapple juice to make 1 cup liquid. Transfer 3 tablespoons of the liquid to a small bowl and add cornstarch. Stir with a fork or whisk until smooth.
• Pour remaining liquid into a saucepan with brown sugar, rice vinegar, ketchup, soy sauce, chile-garlic sauce, ginger-garlic paste, and white pepper. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, over medium-high heat. Slowly add cornstarch mixture, whisking briskly. Return to a boil and allow to thicken, whisking constantly, about 1 minute.
• Drizzle chicken, pineapple, and vegetables with sauce to serve.