Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken
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Servings: 4 servings
The sugary liquid is used to produce a variety of food products.
Coconut aminos is similar in color and consistency to light soy sauce, making it an easy substitute in recipes. Obtained at Woolies or Coles if you can get it use light soy.
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- ▢2 large chicken breasts 450-680g
- ▢1 large egg
- ▢1/2 cup cassava flour or gluten-free flour blend
- ▢2 Tbsp avocado oil
- ▢1/2 red onion chopped
- ▢1/2 red bell pepper chopped
- ▢1/2 green bell pepper chopped
- ▢3 stalks green onion chopped
- ▢1 Tbsp sesame seeds optional
Paleo Sweet and Sour Sauce:
- ▢1/2 cup pineapple juice
- ▢3 Tbsp honey
- ▢1/2 cup rice vinegar or cider vinegar
- ▢2 tsp tapioca flour
- ▢1/3 cup unsweetened ketchup
- ▢1 to 2 Tbsp sriracha to taste
- ▢1 Tbsp coconut aminos or liquid aminos
- ▢2 cloves garlic
- ▢1/2 tsp sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Add the ingredients for the sweet and sour sauce to a blender and blend until combined. Set aside until ready to use.
- Chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk one egg.
- Add the chopped chicken to the mixing bowl with the egg and stir well until the chicken pieces are well-coated in egg.
- Stir in the cassava flour (or gluten-free flour) to the mixing bowl and stir together until chicken is well-coated in flour.
- Heat the avocado oil to high in a large skillet.
- Add the chicken and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken has browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chopped vegetables and stir well.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Pour in the sweet and sour sauce and bring mixture to a full boil. Cook stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and the sauce is very thick, about 5 minutes. Taste chicken for flavor and add sea salt and/or sriracha to taste.
- Garnish with chopped green onion and sesame seeds.
- Serve with choice of side dishes and enjoy!
Nutrition
Coconut aminos is a salty, savory seasoning sauce made from the fermented sap of coconut palm and sea salt.The sugary liquid is used to produce a variety of food products.
Coconut aminos is similar in color and consistency to light soy sauce, making it an easy substitute in recipes. Obtained at Woolies or Coles if you can get it use light soy.
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