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Sweet and Sour Shrimp and Chicken

By: Dominick Romano • In: Entrees • Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar (packed)
  • 3/4 tsp Ginger (ground)
  • 1 and 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Curry Powder
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 and 1/2 cups Pineapple Juice
  • 1/3 cup Rice Wine Vinegar
  • 1/4 cup Ketchup
  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
  • 2 cups Chicken Breast (cubed and cooked)
  • 1 and 1/2 lbs Shrimp (shelled and deveined)
  • 1 to 2 Red Bell Peppers (cored and diced)
  • 1 to 2 Green Bell Peppers (cored and diced)
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 2 to 3 cloves Garlic (minced)
  • Canola Oil
  • 1 cup Cashews (unsalted)

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: 

To a sauce pan add the following sauce ingredients; brown sugar, ginger, garlic powder, curry powder, Worcestershire sauce, pineapple juice, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, corn starch dissolved in soy sauce. Cook for 5 minutes stirring frequently.

Step 2:

Heat wok, add 2 Tbsp. oil, and sauté garlic until golden. Add peppers and stir fry 2-3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes or until peppers are cooked but still very firm. Transfer to the sauce pan.

Step 3:

Add 2 Tbs. oil to the wok and stir fry the shrimp for 3 minutes. Add the chicken and cashew nuts, stir fry for 2 minutes. Transfer to sauce pan. Cook until heated throughout. Serve over white rice.

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