Mandarin Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Tempura Batter
    2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
    1 cup flour
    1/2 cup cornstarch
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    2/3 cup ice water
    1 egg
    yellow food coloring
    ice cube
    Sauce
    1 (14 ounce) can whole tomatoes, quartered
    1/2 cup cider vinegar
    1/2 cup chopped onion
    1 dash cayenne pepper
    1 cup sugar
    1 slice fresh gingerroot
    1/2 cup crushed pineapple
    1/2 cup chopped green pepper
    1 tablespoon soy sauce
Preparation
    Tempura Batter:
    Chop chicken into bite size pieces.
    Sift together dry ingredients.
    Beat egg slightly and mix with ice water to which a few drops of yellow food coloring have been added.
    Add flour mixture and stir only until blended.
    Float ice cubes in batter, dip chicken and fry in deep fryer.
    Drain on paper towels.
    Sauce:
    Combine all ingredients.
    Bring to boil, simmer 20 minutes, covered.
    Thicken with cornstarch and water paste.
    Cover chicken with sauce.
    Serve over rice.

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