Sweet and Sour Sauce - no added sugar

A winning combination of lean protien, vegetables and a delicious sauce the kids will love.

Meat

500g Chicken thigh (fat trimmed) cubed

500g Pork fillet or steak cubed.

Batter (optional)

1/2 cup flour

2 Tablespoons cornflour

Pinch of salt

1 egg

1/2 cup cold water

About 1/4 cup oil for shallow frying

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1 capsicum

2 medium carrots. - all cut into chunks

1 onion

440g can pineapple chunks (in juice)

1 Tablespoon soy sauce

2 Tablespoons tomato paste

1 Tablespoon cornflour to thicken if desired.

Method

If using batter-

• Stir batter ingredients in a medium bowl until mixture is smooth and lump free.

• Add chicken or pork cubes to batter mix and stir to coat well.

• Heat oil in a large frypan/skillet.

If not using batter you will only need 1 Tablespoon oil.

• Cook meat in batches until cooked through, set meat aside in a warm oven and drain excess oil from pan.

*Oil should be disposed of in a sealed container and placed in your rubbish bin, please do not tip down the sink.

Sauce

• Heat frypan to medium heat and saute capsicum, onion and carrot for 3-4 minutes.

• Add the can of pineapple and juice, soy sauce and tomato paste and stir well.

If you want a thicker sauce

• Bring sauce to the boil and stir in cornflour. Continue stirring until sauce thickens.

• Combine meat and sauce
• Serve immediately as batter will get soggy if left in sauce to long.

Table For Five