Mediterranean Diet Friendly Gluten Free Sweet and Sour Chicken

Total time45 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time25 min

Mediterranean Diet Friendly Gluten Free Sweet and Sour Chicken

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the chicken

1.5 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2 large eggs, beaten
¾ cup cornstarch
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Chef's tip
For thickening, use about 1 1/3 times as much tapioca flour, stirred into a spoonful of cold water first; take the pan off the heat soon after it thickens.
½ cup vegetable oil, for frying
Chef's tip
Avocado oil is neutral and handles high heat, making it a good all-purpose swap.

For the sauce

½ cup pineapple juice (from the canned pineapple below)
⅓ cup rice vinegar
⅓ cup ketchup
3 tbsp tamari
3 tbsp granulated sugar
Chef's tip
Use the same amount and stir until it dissolves. Honey tastes a touch sweeter, so you can also use slightly less.
1 tbsp cornstarch
Chef's tip
For thickening, use about 1 1/3 times as much tapioca flour, stirred into a spoonful of cold water first; take the pan off the heat soon after it thickens.
1 tbsp water

For the stir-fry

1 tbsp vegetable oil
Chef's tip
Avocado oil is neutral and handles high heat, making it a good all-purpose swap.
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 green bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 can (20 oz) pineapple chunks in juice, drained (juice reserved for sauce)

For serving

cooked white rice, for serving
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This ingredient likely doesn’t work for the diet.
2 green onions, thinly sliced (optional)
1 tsp sesame seeds (optional)

Instructions

1
Drain the pineapple chunks over a bowl, reserving ½ cup of the juice for the sauce. Set the pineapple chunks aside.
2
In a medium saucepan, whisk together the pineapple juice, rice vinegar, ketchup, tamari, and sugar. In a small bowl, stir the 1 tbsp cornstarch into the 1 tbsp water until smooth, then whisk the slurry into the sauce mixture. Set the saucepan aside.

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