30-Minute Pineapple Chicken
Pineapple chicken is cheerful, full of flavor, and just the sort of dish that makes everyone think you spent hours in the kitchen
Ingredients
- 1 whole pineapple diced
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 2 Tbsp EVOO
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 3 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp sweet chili oil
- dash fish sauce
- 1 cup dry rice
Instructions
- In a pot, boil 1 1/2 cups of water and 1/2 cup pineapple juice. Cook rice until light and fluffy, approximately 20 minutes. Set aside.
- While rice cooks, combine chicken thighs in rice wine vinegar, white pepper, and 1 tsp of sweet chili oil in a bowl
- Dredge in cornstarch and coat evenly
- Heat EVOO in a wok over medium-high heat and lightly fry chicken until thoroughly cooked.
- In a saucepan, whisk together hoisin sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, remaining sweet chili oil, fish sauce, and soy sauce. Bring to a light boil and simmer to reduce.
- Toss chicken, diced pineapple, and sauce together over low heat.
- Serve with rice in the pineapple boat