This recipe is translated from Cookpad Mexico. See original: MexicoArroz Chino Frito y Pollo agridulce

Fried Chinese Rice and Sweet and Sour Chicken

Chris Evert Quiroz Flores
Chris Evert Quiroz Flores @ChrissEvertt
Querétaro, México

Fried Chinese Rice and Sweet and Sour Chicken

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Ingredients

6 servings
  1. 2 cupsrice
  2. 1large onion (1/4 for the rice, divide the rest in 2 for the chicken)
  3. Grated ginger
  4. Salt to taste
  5. Soy sauce
  6. 1/2 canpineapple in syrup
  7. 1small box yellow cornstarch
  8. Garlic and pepper powder
  9. 1/2chicken breast, sliced
  10. 2chicken thighs, flattened or in pieces
  11. 2zucchinis
  12. 2carrots
  13. 1/2broccoli
  14. Butter
  15. Vegetable oil
  16. Ketchup
  17. Rice or apple vinegar
  18. Egg*
  19. 2dried chiltepin or árbol chiles
  20. 5small green chiles
  21. 1orange
  22. 1lemon

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook the rice with garlic, onion, and just a little salt. Once cooked, let it cool in a wide container, then store in the refrigerator until the next day.

  2. 2

    In a bowl, beat 1 egg with garlic and pepper powder and salt. Then mix in the chicken breast and thigh pieces, add the cornstarch to coat everything, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Set aside. (You can save some chicken for your rice.)

  3. 3

    For the rice, chop your vegetables into small pieces. I used: zucchinis, carrots, broccoli, onion, and you can also add bean sprouts, cabbage, bell pepper, etc. It's up to your taste or what you have at home.

  4. 4

    Put a little oil and butter in a wok or large non-stick pan. First, fry the grated ginger and onion until translucent, then add the rest of the vegetables. Sauté over medium heat, remove from heat, and set aside.

  5. 5

    Now fry the chicken pieces (or shrimp). I season them with garlic and pepper powder and a little soy sauce.

  6. 6

    Once fried to your liking, it's time to add your rice. Mix and sauté well. Add soy sauce to taste. Let it fry to your liking as well, add the vegetables, and once everything is incorporated, check the flavor. Add more soy sauce if necessary.

  7. 7

    Sweet and Sour Chicken.

  8. 8

    Once the chicken is marinated and rested, fry the pieces in deep oil (with enough oil) and place them in a colander to drain any excess oil.

  9. 9

    Meanwhile, sauté some onion until transparent, add pineapple pieces, and if you like, dried chiles (I used chiltepin). Once sautéed, add rice or apple vinegar (I used apple vinegar), ketchup, and pineapple juice. Here's the good part. You should taste and adjust to your liking, depending on the amount you're cooking. You can add a little soy sauce for flavor.

  10. 10

    Once your sauce has thickened, add the chicken pieces and let it simmer for a few minutes. If you want to thicken it, add a little cornstarch dissolved in water before adding the chicken.

  11. 11

    Now, for a side if you don't have Chinese sauce or sriracha. Fry some small green chiles and onion pieces, once fried, add them to a container with soy sauce, lemon juice, and orange juice. Mix and let it rest for at least 1 hour.

  12. 12

    You can use this same recipe with spaghetti.

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