Sweet and Sour Chicken
Ingredients
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1 pound chicken nuggets
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⅓ cup pineapple juice
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1 tablespoon rice vinegar
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2 tablespoons ketchup
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1½ teaspoons soy sauce
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 tablespoon corn starch
Tools
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whisk
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medium bowl
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wooden spoon
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measuring cups
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measuring spoons
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small bowl
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June Pan
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liquid measuring cup
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spoon
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saute pan
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June Roasting Rack
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June Oven
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Preferences
Arrange the chicken on the June Pan
Place the June Roasting Rack in the June Pan. Space the chicken pieces in a single layer on the June Roasting Rack with a little room between each piece for heat to circulate. Using the button below, confirm the serving size is large. Recommended settings are prepopulated.
1 pound chicken nuggets
June Roasting Rack
June Pan
Bake the chicken
Transfer the June Pan to the middle shelf of the June Oven. Bake the chicken 20 minutes, or until it is golden, crispy and heated through. June will notify you when the chicken is ready. If desired, follow instructions on your June Oven to continue cooking.
June Oven
Start the sauce base
Combine the pineapple juice, rice vinegar and ketchup in a medium bowl.
⅓ cup pineapple juice
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
medium bowl
liquid measuring cup
measuring spoons
Finish the sauce base
Add the soy sauce and sugar to the bowl and whisk to combine to finish the sauce base.
1½ teaspoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
whisk
Make the slurry
Mix the corn starch and water together in a small bowl to make a slurry.
1 tablespoon corn starch
1 tablespoon water
small bowl
spoon
Soften the bell pepper
Heat the oil in a saute pan over medium high heat until shimmering. Add the bell pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to soften, 1-2 minutes.
½ bell pepper
1 teaspoon canola oil
saute pan
wooden spoon
Add the pineapple
Add the pineapple chunks to the pan and stir to combine.
1 cup pineapple chunks
measuring cups
Add the sauce
Add the sauce base to the pan and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to medium and bring the sauce to a boil, stirring occasionally.
sauce base
Add the slurry
Once the sauce is boiling, stir the slurry again in case it has separated and add it into the pan. Cook the sauce, stirring constantly, until it has thickened, about 1 minute. Remove the sauce from the heat.
corn starch slurry
Toss the chicken and sauce together
Remove the June Pan from the June Oven and add the chicken to the sauce. Toss the chicken in the sauce until all the pieces are evenly coated. Serve immediately.
chicken nuggets