Honeyed Chicken And Pineapple

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 3 cups vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons grated pared fresh gingerroot
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
• 1 red bell peppers or 1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon instant chicken bouillon granules
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 4 green onions, cut into thin slices

Recipe

• 1 cut chicken in half or thirds for manageable serving size pieces.
• 2 coat chicken with cornstarch.
• 3 heat vegetable oil in fry pan over high heat.
• 4 add chicken pieces and cook until golden brown.
• 5 drain on paper toweling and set aside.
• 6 pour all but 2 tbls of oil out of the pan.
• 7 stir-fry the ginger and garlic in the oil over medium heat about 1 minute.
• 8 add pineapple and pepper strips to ginger mixture.
• 9 stir-fry over high heat 2 minutes.
• 10 remove from pan.
• 11 mix water and remaining 2 tsp cornstarch.
• 12 blend in honey, bouillon granules and sesame oil.
• 13 pour mixture into pan.
• 14 cook and stir over high heat until mixture boils and thickens.
• 15 place the chicken and pineapple-pepper mixture in a baking dish.
• 16 top with honey sauce and green onions.
• 17 bake at 350 f for 30 minutes or until chicken is tender.
• 18 *theoriginal recipe calls for 1 whole chicken, cut up chinese style into serving pieces.
• 19 i find the chicken breasts easier to use, and we prefer the boneless meat.