Sweet and Sour Paleo Chicken

Sweet and Sour Paleo Chicken

Ingredients: 

Serves 4-6 

1 1/2 pound of boneless and skinless chicken thighs, cut them into 1 inch cubes


 1 egg white
 

1 tsp. ground ginger 

1 tsp. ground garlic
 

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

2-3 cups of pineapple chunks
 or tidbits 1/3 cup orange
 juice 

1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
 

1/3 cup ketchup or 2 tablespoons tomato paste with chicken broth added to make 1/3 cup


1-2 tablespoons honey 

 2 tablespoons coconut oil

2-3 cups cauliflower chopped 

2-3 cups broccoli
 

2 cups peppers cut into 1-2 inch long strips
 1/2

sliced

 2 cups small carrots peeled and chopped


 1 tablespoon finely chopped or grated ginger

Instructions: In a bowl, combine the chicken cubes with the egg white, 1/4 tsp salt, ginger and garlic powder. 

Stir to coat all pieces evenly and allow to sit at room temperature for 15-20 minutes or up to overnight in the refrigerator. 

While you let the chicken sit, in a food processor add 2 cups pineapple tidbits, orange juice, vinegar, ketchup, and honey (if using), puree until smooth. 

Set aside.

 Heat a wok or large frying pan over high heat until a drop of water immediately sizzles and starts to evaporate. 

Put in one tablespoon of coconut oil, allowing it to heat and swirl it in the pan to coat it.

 The pan must be very hot, so don’t let the oil smoke before you start adding ingredients. 

Add in the chicken and spread it out in a single layer.

Let the chicken cook untouched for a full minute or until the bottoms start to brown.

 Flip the chicken over and allow the other side to brown for a full minute. 

The chicken will still be pink in the center and that is ok. 

Remove the chicken to a bowl or plate, leaving as much oil in the pan as you can. 

Add the remaining oil and swirl it around in the pan. 

Once the oil is heated thoroughly, add in the cauliflower, broccoli and carrots. 

Fry for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add in the pepper chunks, water chestnuts, and ginger and fry for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.

 Add in the remaining 1 cup pineapple chunks and the sweet and sour sauce. 

When the sauce starts bubbling, add the chicken back in.

 Let everything simmer until the chicken cooks through.

This may take 2-4 minutes depending on the size of the chicken pieces. 

After 2 minutes, cut one of the larger pieces in half and look to see if there is any pink showing. 

If so, let it go another minute or two. Taste the sauce and adjust as needed. Serve over rice, if desired and generously apply the sauce when served. 

For a little extra ginger kick, add powdered ginger in with the rice when it starts cooking.

Read More at divinehealthfromtheinsideout.com/2013/09/sweet-sour-paleo-chicken/ © Divine Health


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