Main Ingredients:
Chicken breast: 1 piece.
Additional Ingredients:
Pickled cucumbers: as needed; White sesame seeds: a little; Cornstarch: 5 tablespoons; Cooking oil: as needed.
Seasonings:
Light soy sauce: 2 tablespoons; Salt: a little; Sugar: 2 tablespoons; Ground pepper: a little.
Taste: Sweet and sour; Cooking method: Stir-fry; Time: 30 minutes; Difficulty: Advanced.
Detailed Steps for Cooking Sweet and Sour Chicken Breast with Pickled Cucumbers
Ingredients.
Cut the chicken breast into chopstick-sized strips, marinate with light soy sauce, ground pepper, and salt, mix well and marinate for 20 minutes.
Add cornstarch, mix well.
Cut the pickled cucumbers in half.
In a bowl, mix the juice from the pickled cucumbers, or white vinegar if unavailable, with sugar, cornstarch, and tomato ketchup, stir well and set aside.
Fry the chicken strips until golden and crispy, then remove and set aside.
In a non-stick pan, add a little oil, pour in the sweet and sour sauce, heat over low heat until thickened.
Add the fried chicken, stir-fry evenly.
Add the pickled cucumbers, white sesame seeds, stir-fry evenly and then turn off the heat.
Serve on a plate and enjoy while hot.
