PODCAST EXTRA
Kwoklyn Wan
Chef and presenter Kwoklyn Wan explains how to master this popular takeaway classic in your home kitchen
Sweet & sour chicken
If you’d like to make this vegetarian, you can quite easily swap the chicken for mushrooms, tofu, aubergines or courgettes (or any type of vegetable that you want to make sweet and sour).
SERVES 4 PREP 20 mins COOK 20 mins EASY
125g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 eggs 160ml semi-skimmed milk 1 tbsp groundnut oil, plus extra for deep-frying 4 chicken breasts, cut into
3cm pieces
For the sweet & sour sauce
240ml orange juice 3 tbsp caster sugar 1 tbsp tomato purée 1 tbsp tomato ketchup 3 tbsp white wine vinegar 3 tbsp cornflour, mixed with 6 tbsp water