Sweet and Sour Chicken

Different meat can be used for this recipe such as Cod fish, Pork shoulder, or Shrimp.
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 45 mins - 1 hour
Serves 4


Ingredients:

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup panko
• 1 large egg (optional)
• pinch salt
• dash ground black pepper
• 1 lb chicken breast
• vegetable oil
• large white onion; quartered
• garlic
• 2 tomatoes; quartered
• 2 red bell peppers; thinly sliced
• 2 zucchini; thinly sliced
• basil
• fresh or canned pineapple 
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 4 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tsp soy sauce 
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 2 tsp Red Wine vinegar (for fish or pork)

Directions:

1. Cut chicken breast into bite size chunks (about 1" or 2"). Dress it with salt and pepper. 
2. Prepare the vegetables by washing them under cold running water. Cut the bell peppers in horizontal bite sized slices (about 3"). Cut the onion and tomatoes in quarters. Cut the pineapple from the top and bottom. Then with a filet knife, peel off the spear.
3. In a small mixing bowl, mix the rice vinegar, brown sugar, ketchup, soy sauce and cornstarch together until combined. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, mix the flour and panko. Fold in the boiled chicken until fully covered
   **You have the option to dip the raw chicken in the egg and fold it into the dry flour mix. Be aware that even though the flour will cook once you fry them in oil, the chicken will take 10 to 15 minutes to cook completely. 
5. In a large pot, add 4 cups of water to boil in high heat. Once the water starts boiling, add the chicken and simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, in a large pan, or if you have a deep fryer, heat the vegetable oil in medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 2 - 3 minutes or until flour turns golden brown. Set aside for oil to drain.
7. In a wok, add 1 tsp vegetable oil under medium heat. After 10 minutes, add garlic and onion. Add chicken, vegetables, pineapple, sweet and sour sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender (10 - 15 minutes). Serve with rice.