Vegan Sweet & Sour 'Chicken'
Tastes like chicken, but it's not!
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Ingredients
1pkt Quorn Vegan Pieces
50g Plain Flour
100ml Cold Water
1tsp Olitalia Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Onion
2 Garlic Cloves
1/2tsp Grated Ginger
1/2 Green Pepper
50g Pineapple Chunks
Sweet & Sour Sauce:
20ml of Hot Water
2tbsp White Vinegar
2tbsp Sugar
3tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1tbsp Soy Sauce
1tsp Honey
1tbsp Cornflour
Vegetable Oil for Frying
Cooked Noodles to Serve
Directions:
1. In a small bowl combine the water and flour together until you get a paste.
2. Heat about 2 cm of vegetable oil in a saucepan.
3. Dip the Quorn pieces into the batter and fry until they start to get golden. Turn halfway through. This should take around 2 minutes per side.
4. Fry in small batches to keep a constant temperature.
5. Dry on a paper towel and set aside.
6. Prepare the sweet & sour sauce by combining all the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside. Alternatively, use about 200ml of ready-made sauce.
7. Remove the frying oil or use a different skillet.
8. Place a tsp of E/V Olive Oil on medium heat.
9. Add the chopped onion and crushed garlic.
10. Fry for a couple of minutes then add the ginger and green pepper. Stirring constantly.
11. When the onion is cooked and translucent, add the pineapple.
12. Fry for another minute and add the sauce.
13. When it starts to boil lower the heat then add the fried Quorn pieces.
14. Gently stir until well combined and cook for about 3 minutes on a low flame.
15. Serve with rice or noodles.
