We don't normally cook dinner around here on Saturday nights. It seems we either end up eating out somewhere or we are too tired so fix leftover, or even cereal sometimes. But I had the chicken defrosted from earlier in the week and still hadn't made the Sweet & Sour meal that I had planned.
I cut 1-lb of chicken into thin strips and marinated it in flour, soy sauce, water, and that squeezable ginger and chili pepper paste you can buy in the produce section. After a quick stir-fry, I removed it from the pan. Next, I stir-fried 1/2 of a diced red pepper, about 1 cup of frozen, chopped onions, and a small handful of carrots, thinly sliced on he diagonal. Once they had softened up, I added the chicken back in. I let that set for a minute while I mixed up 1/3 cup of ketchup and sugar each with 1 1/4 cup water and some powdered sweet & sour mix from the back of my pantry. Pouring that over the chicken, I brought it to a boil and then let the sauce cook down and thicken. All of this was poured over cooked white rice and topped with pineapple tidbits.
I was very skeptical about the whole ketchup thing and am pretty certain the mix was just a thickening agent, but the meal was delicious! We are both looking forward to packing it for lunch on Monday.
From my stash I used up the powdered mix, rice (and I made extra for the week), the onions, and the pineapple.
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