Sweet and Sour Chicken in Cantonese (Hong Kong) Style with Vegetable Egg Fried Rice

Food is something that connects culture to culture – after all, we all share a love for delicious food. This video details how to make Cantonese style sweet and sour chicken with vegetable egg fried rice using an easy step by step method. 

Instructions and Ingredients

For deep frying

600ml vegetable oil, for a 6.5 inch saucepan we used 600ml of oil, alternatively use a smaller saucepan. You want about an inch of oil in the bottom of the pan.

For the chicken

1 chicken breast , cut into 1.5 inch strips

Salt and White Pepper, to taste

1 egg, beaten

40g potato starch or cornflour (either works fine)

For the sauce

1 lemon or lime to juice

55g brown sugar

25g ketchup

1 tsp potato starch or cornflour (either works fine), to add into sauce before you cook with it

For the dish

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 pineapple ring

1/2 small onion, cut into chunks

1/4 red pepper, cut into chunks

1/4 green pepper, cut into chunks

Vegetable Egg Fried Rice

2 tbsp vegetable oil

Handful fresh or frozen mixed vegetable

Cooled, cooked rice

1 egg beaten

Light soy sauce to drizzle

Salt to taste