Sweet and Sour Chicken

This is a delicious dish - nothing beats homemade! Because this sweet and sour sauce is homemade, it's not the fake red that you're likely used to. Tastes just as good (actually BETTER!) than everything store-bought though.

Sauce...
1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice
1 cup sugar
4 Tbl corn starch
1/2 cup white vinegar
4 tsp soy sauce
1/2 cup water
2 tsp chinese 5 spice
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Mix all ingredients and bring to slow boil. Simmer and continue cooking for 2 minutes for full flavor meld.


Chicken Portion...
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast - cut into 1" pieces
1/2 cup potato starch (*)
1 tsp chinese 5 spice
3 Tbl vegetable oil
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Vegetables...
suggestions: green, red, yellow peppers; onions, water chestnuts, broccoli, snow peas, sugar snap peas, etc
1 can pineapple chunks, reserve juice
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Toss chicken pieces in potato starch (*) and chinese spice until well coated. Fry in wok or skillet with the oil, stirring often to prevent browning, until outside is cooked, middle is pink.

Add vegetables and continue cooking until chicken is cooked through (juices run clear - no pink in middle).

Pour sauce over chicken and vegetables. Stir and serve over white rice (we prefer Jasmine rice).