Sweet Sour Stir Fry Recipes

EASY SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Sweet and Sour sauce. In a small saucepan add oil over medium heat and saute garlic and ginger for about 1 minute. Stir in sugar, vinegar, honey, ketchup, soy sauce. Simmer until sugar dissolves.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and water and pour the mixture into the saucepan. Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes until the sweet and sour sauce starts thickening. Set aside.
• Chicken prep. In a medium bowl add chicken, season with salt and pepper, and stir in the cornstarch. Make sure all the chicken pieces are covered in cornstarch. Set aside.
• Stir fry. In a large skillet or wok over medium to high heat add 2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil and cook the chicken until golden brown on all sides (about 3-4 minutes.) Remove from pan and set aside in a plate lined with a paper towel.
• In the same skillet add vegetables, cook for few minutes until they get almost tender and throw in the pineapple. Stir well and return the chicken to the pan, pour the sauce on top. Stir and simmer for 1-2 minutes. Taste the sauce for seasoning, add salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve with scallions, sesame seeds, and rice, noodles, or another favorite side.

SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Mix together Sauce ingredients. Mix together Thickener in a separate small bowl.
• Heat oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 minute.
• Add chicken and stir fry until it it is white all over but still pink inside.
• Add capsicum and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Add Sauce ingredients. Stir until sugar has dissolved and the sauce begins to bubble.
• Add Thickener. Bring to simmer, stirring constantly. Then cook until it thickens to a syrup consistency - about 3 minutes.
• Stir through pineapple pieces (just to warm) and remove from stove.
• Serve immediately with rice - or for a low carb, low cal option, try Cauliflower Rice! Garnish with shallots if desired.

CHICKEN SWEET & SOUR STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken & strips of bell pepper & cook 8 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
• Add sweet & sour sauce, dressing, soy sauce & broccoli, mixing well.
• Cook for 2 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Serve over hot rice.

SWEET AND SOUR STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to directions on package.
• Drain in colander and rinse thoroughly under cold water.
• Place colander on a plate and refrigerate.
• Bring 2-3 cups water to boil.
• Cut broccoli florets into bite-size pieces.
• Peel and discard tough outer stems and cut remaining stems into chunks.
• Place prepared carrots and broccoli in bowl, cover with boiling water and let sit 2 minutes.
• Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• Heat wok or skillet over medium-high.
• Add grapeseed oil, garlic and ginger and cook 1 minute.
• If anything starts to stick, add 1 tablespoon water.
• Add broccoli, carrots and snow peas, stir and cook 2-3 minutes.
• Add pineapple, 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and cook 1 minute longer.
• Remove vegetables from wok and set aside.
• Pour remaining tablespoon of vinegar, mirin and soy sauce into empty wok.
• Fold in chilled noodles until evenly coated and heated through.
• Drizzle with 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
• Transfer noodles to serving dish.
• Toss vegetables briefly in hot wok to reheat, drizzle with remaining tablespoon toasted sesame oil and spoon vegetables over noodles.
• Top with sesame seeds and serve.

SWEET AND SOUR STIR FRY

Steps:

• Mix 1/4 cup water, the vinegar, honey, soy sauce, ginger and pineapple juice. Place tofu in small glass or plastic bowl. Pour juice mixture over tofu; toss gently. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
• Remove tofu from marinade; reserve marinade. Dissolve cornstarch in 2 tablespoons water.
• Heat sesame oil in wok or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrots; stir-fry about 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add pineapple, tofu and bell pepper; gently stir-fry 2 minutes.
• Stir cornstarch mixture into reserved marinade; pour into wok. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; cover and cook 2 minutes. Serve over rice. Sprinkle with nuts.

SWEET AND SOUR STIR-FRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Put cornstarch in a plastic food bag. Add chicken and toss to coat.
• Heat oil in wok or nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add chicken and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until golden brown on all sides.
• Remove to a bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Add bell pepper, snap peas and water chestnuts to drippings in skillet.
• Stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• Pour in stir-fry sauce and return chicken to skillet.
• Stir to coat chicken and vegetables. Garnish with scallions. Serves 4.