Classic sweet and sour chicken

ingredients

• • 2/3 cup water
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoon cornflour
  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 4 large chicken thigh fillets, sliced
  • 150 gram snow peas, trimmed
  • 1 head broccoli, cut into florets
  • 1 large onion, cut into chunks
  • 1 red capsicum, seeded, cut into chunks
  • 225 gram canned pineapple slices in juice, drained
  • 450 gram packed microwave long-grain rice
  • 1/4 toasted unsalted peanuts

method

• • 1

    In a medium saucepan, combine water, sugar, vinegar, soy, tomato sauce and cornflour. Cook, whisking, until sauce boils and thickens. Simmer 3 minutes.

  • 2

    Meanwhile, in a wok, heat oil on high. Stir-fry chicken in 2 batches, 3-4 minutes each.

  • 3

    Return chicken to wok with sauce, vegetables and pineapple. Stir-fry 1-2 minutes until just tender.

  • 4

    Prepare rice following packet instructions. Serve sweet and sour chicken with rice, sprinkled with toasted peanuts.