Sweet And Sour Chicken And Green Onion Skewers Recipes

OVEN BAKED SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• For the marinade, combine the cinnamon, cumin, pepper, olive oil, soy sauce and brown sugar. Add the chicken pieces, stir well and leave on one side for 2-3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F Skewer alternating pieces of chicken, pineapple, red and green pepper and onion onto the sticks and arrange them in a roasting tin.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, turning the skewers once, halfway through cooking. Baste regularly with leftover marinade from the chicken.
• For the sweet and sour dipping sauce, heat a wok with the sesame oil and stir fry the garlic and ginger for about 30 seconds.
• Turn down the heat a tad, and add the soy sauce, vinegars, ketchup, pineapple juice, brown sugar, honey, chili sauce and seasoning.
• Mix the cornstarch and water together and stir into the sauce while still on the heat. Stir until thickened.
• Serve warm with the chicken skewers.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN SKEWERS

Steps:

• Put the vinegar, sugar, reserved pineapple juice and cornstarch slurry into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Reserve half of the sauce in a small serving bowl to be used as a dipping sauce alongside the skewers.
• Quarter the red pepper and remove the core and seeds. Slice each quarter into 6 pieces. Cut each chicken thigh into 6 pieces.
• Preheat a grill pan or an outdoor grill to medium heat.
• On each of the 8 skewers, place 1 chunk of pineapple, then a piece of chicken thigh, followed by a piece of red pepper. Repeat with another piece of pineapple then chicken, then red pepper. Season skewers with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill the skewers on oiled grill, cooking for 4 minutes on each side. Brush the sweet and sour sauce all over the skewers and grill and additional 2 minutes per side. Remove to a serving dish and serve with the reserved sweet and sour sauce, for dipping.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN TENDERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Pour cornstarch and garlic salt into a large resealable bag.
• Dip chicken pieces in beaten egg. Remove and drop chicken into cornstarch mixture and seal the bag.
• Shake the chicken in the bag until all pieces are fully coated.
• Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken in heated oil until browned, about 5 minutes.
• Stir vinegar, sugar, chicken broth, ketchup, soy sauce, and salt together in a bowl.
• Arrange the browned chicken in a baking dish; pour the vinegar mixture over the chicken.
• Bake in preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 40 minutes.

SWEET & SOUR CHICKEN SKEWERS WITH FRUITY NOODLES

Steps:

• Mix the pineapple juice, tomato ketchup, vinegar and some seasoning together. Reserve half, then add the rest to a bowl with the chicken and half the red chilli. Marinate for 5 mins.
• Thread the chicken, pepper and half the pineapple onto 8 skewers.
• Heat your grill, or fire up a barbecue. Brush any excess marinade over the skewers, then grill or barbecue, turning regularly, for about 8 mins or until the chicken is starting to char at the edges and is cooked through.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles following pack instructions, drain, then stir through the remaining pineapple, chilli and spring onions. Serve with the remaining sauce on the side or drizzled on top of the skewers.