Sweet and Sour Pineapple Chicken | Pininyahang Manok

I love sweet and sour chicken with pineapple. 

We call this in Tagalog pininyahang manok. Yes the taste is very appetizing to all who love good food, young and old alike.  You will demand more when you taste and smell the goodness of this chicken recipe.

Chicken is a good source of protein and my children love them to the bones. And pineapple is a source of vitamin c and other minerals needed by our body to be healthy and strong.

Try our sweet and sour pineapple chicken and you will love this.  Its very easy to cook this simple recipe. 

Taste the difference of sweet and sour pineapple chicken  and compare with other chicken recipe.

Ingredients
 
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 boneless chicken breasts, sliced into strips
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup chopped red pepper
4 tsp cornstarch, mixed with 4 teaspoons water
1 cup canned pineapple chunks, drained with 1/2 cup and reserve pineapple juice
3 tbs light brown sugar
3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup chopped green pepper

Directions for cooking sweet and sour pineapple chicken | pininyahang manok
 
In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Season chicken strips and add to pan. When brown chicken and remove to plate.  Don't over fry the chicken strips.

Add red and green peppers and cook for 1 minute. Stir in pineapple chunks, pineapple juice, sugar, vinegar and chicken stock and bring to a simmer. 

Simmer until sauce begins to reduce. Stir in cornstarch mixture and bring liquid to a simmer. 

Stir in chicken strips and cook for 5 minutes. Serve over rice.

There is your sweet and sour pineapple chicken or pininyahang manok.