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[PrincessInOz]

I guess she probably should have her place on page 1.

 

[skiingfast]

Dinner here was a tomato sandwich

There was tomato paste in my veggie beef soup.

 

[usnuzuloose]

Thats all I ate today, oops not true 2 cookies and some milk.

 

[skiingfast]

I haven't posted a link yet. I tried to get Arline signed up for the DIS today, but she had problems with her password. She's supposed to call any minute, and if she can get it sorted out I want her to sub into the TR before everyone else. So she can be on page 1 and all!

 

[PrincessInOz]

I didn't taste no tomato paste in MY beef soup!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

 

[PrincessInOz]

 

[DisneyFirefly]

So are we going to get your recipe for sweet and sour chicken?

 

[PrincessInOz]

So are we going to get your recipe for sweet and sour chicken?

Here's the link to Sweet and Sour Battered Shrimp, with food porn.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43028209&postcount=221


I haven't unpacked the pictures to the chicken version yet...but the recipe is as follows (about the same as the shrimp).

Sweet and Sour Chicken in Batter


Battered Chicken

• Chicken tenderloins, 1 – 1½ kg. 1 kg was enough for DS and myself with some left over. I would recommend that you consider having about 250 - 350 g of chicken tenderloins per person.
• Self-raising flour, 1¼ cup
• Corn flour, ¼ cup
• Egg, 1
• Water, ½ - 1 cup
• Turmeric, 1 teaspoon
• Paprika, 1 teaspoon
• Salt, 1 teaspoon
• Oil for frying, 1 cup

Sweet and Sour Sauce

• Onion, ½ - sliced into chunks
• Red Capsicum, ¼ - sliced into chunks
• Green Capsicum, ¼ - sliced into chunks
• Pineapple pieces in natural juice, 1 tin x 225 g
• Tomato sauce, ½ cup
• White vinegar, ¼ cup
• Soya sauce, 1 tablespoon
• Brown sugar, 1 tablespoon
• Corn flour, 1 tablespoon
• Water, ½ to 1 cup – as required to make the sauce to the thickness you like. You can substitute with stock if you prefer.

Instructions for the Battered Chicken

1. Mix all ingredients for the batter, except for the chicken, together until you get a smooth batter. The batter should have the consistency of thick cream. Add additional flour or water to thicken or thin as appropriate. Let the batter sit for about 20 minutes before use.

NOTE: I used 3/4 cup of water to the flour. I made this batter thicker than the batter for the shrimp. The chicken takes longer to cook so the thicker batter has time to properly fry and become nice and golden in colour.

2. Slice the chicken into bite size pieces. Drop the chicken into the batter and stir to ensure that the pieces are well coated.

3. Heat the oil over a medium heat. When hot, turn the flame down to low. Cook the chicken in batches for about 3 – 5 minutes. Turn the chicken pieces over if required and cook for another 2 – 3 minutes.

4. Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper. Continue frying until all the chicken is cooked. Keep warm in a pre-heated oven.

Instructions for the Sweet and Sour Sauce

1. In a pan, fry the onions for about 30 seconds.

2. Add the red and green capsicum and quickly toss and 1 – 2 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer the vegetables to a small pot.

3. Add the entire tin of pineapple chunks, including all the liquid to the pot.

4. Then add the tomato sauce, vinegar, soya sauce, brown sugar, corn flour and additional water (or stock).

5. Heat the sauce on a medium flame until the sauce starts to bubble. Continue to heat until the sauce has thickened and/or is bubbling hot.

To Serve

Place several battered chicken pieces on the plate and spoon over some sauce. Serve with steamed white rice.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Awesome, thanks I love sweet and sour chicken, and my dad likes shrimp, so I think he'll like the other one

 

[franandaj]

There was tomato paste in my veggie beef soup.

I had tomato paste in my sloppy joes.

 

[skiingfast]

I didn't taste no tomato paste in MY beef soup!

Tomato paste makes it taste a little rich and helps thicken it. Plus adds some healthy vegatable, since otherwise it's mostly potato.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Awesome, thanks I love sweet and sour chicken, and my dad likes shrimp, so I think he'll like the other one

I made the batter thinner on that one. DH wasn't feeling well when I was cooking it. In hindsight, it worked out well because the shrimp cooked really really quickly....only took like 2 minutes (if that) on one side and a minute on the other. I would have made the batter a little thicker; but not much more.

And also - there is a LOT of batter for both recipes. Feel free to make half the quantity of batter or add a heap more protein.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Tomato paste makes it taste a little rich and helps thicken it. Plus adds some healthy vegatable, since otherwise it's mostly potato.

; but not in the beef broth (Asian style) it doesn't!

 

[skiingfast]

I had tomato paste in my sloppy joes.

Me too, aside from beef and the paste, the other ingredients are small.

 

[skiingfast]

; but not in the beef broth (Asian style) it doesn't!

Oh you might try.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Oh you might try.

or not.

 

[franandaj]

I like tomato paste in my beef stew!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I just updated my resume... So not happy with my job.

 

[skiingfast]

I just updated my resume... So not happy with my job.

Really? Why not?