Easy Sweet & Sour Chicken (简易糖醋鸡）

The first time I came across chicken popcorns was at a dinner at my brother-in-law's place. My sister-in-law cooked them the simple way; just deep fried without having any sauce to go with them. First bite and I liked it straight away. There were not as meaty as chicken nuggets neither they were too battery with just flour.

I have always liked to pair these chicken popcorns with sweet and sour sauce. This dish has never failed to be the winner on our dining table. I hope it will the same case on yours too :)

Easy Sweet & Sour Chicken (简易糖醋鸡)

Ingredients:

1 packet (400g) chicken popcorns

Sauce:

2 medium size onions, cut into wedges

1 tomato, cut into wedges

3-4 tbsp cooking oil for stir frying

2-3 tbsp tomato sauce

100ml water

1/2 tsp rice vinegar (optional)

2 tsp sugar

Cornstarch + water, as thickener

Method:

1. Deep fry chicken popcorns according to direction on packaging.

2. Heat oil in a work/pan till smoky hot. Fry onion till fragrant, add in tomato wedges and continue to fry for about half a minute.

3. Add water, bring to a boil. Cook until tomato is soft. Taste with vinegar and sugar.

4. Add in cornstach solution to thicken the sauce. Return fried chicken popcorns to wok and give it a quick stir such that all chicken popcorns are coated with sauce.

5. Serve hot with white rice or fried noodles.

Notes:

1. To enhance flavour and color of sauce, add in canned pineapple slices, red and green capcicums instead of just tomatoes and onions.

Chicken popcorns