Momma’s Sweet and Sour Chicken

Ingredients

• 20 oz can Pineapple Chunks
• 2 medium Boneless chicken Chunked into small cubes
• 1 tablespoon Peanut or Sesame oil
• 1 medium Onion Chopped
• 1/4 cup Brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon Corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt less if desired
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1/3 cup Rice or Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 tablespoons Ketchup
• 1 tablespoons Reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 large Green pepper chopped
• 4 cups white rice cooked

Instructions

1. - Drain canned pineapple and reserve juice for later
2. - Add oil to pan heated to medium-high heat
3. - Cook chopped onions until they begin to get tender/translucent then add chicken
4. - Cook chicken until brown but Do not over cook
5. - In a separate bowl combine Sugar, Cornstarch and salt.
6. - Slowly stir in water making sure not to let the cornstarch clump.
7. - In the same bowl add the pineapple juice, vinegar, ketchup, and soy sauce
8. - Reduce heat in the pan to medium to medium low
9. - Slowly stir mixture into the chicken and onions in the pan making sure the liquid does not clump
10. - Thicken the sauce by simmering over a medium-low heat making sure not to boil the liquid
11. - Continue to simmer for 25 minutes.
12. - After 15 minutes add the chopped green peppers and pineapple chunks
13. - Simmer for the remaining 10 minutes
14. - Serve over white rice (preferably basmati) and enjoy the sweet and tangy flavor!