Sweet and Sour Chicken

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Detroit Free Press-Susan Selasky

Serves 4 people

Categories: Poultry- Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. less-sodium soy sauce or tamari
  • 2 Tbsp. water
  • 2 tsp. chile garlic sauce, or to taste
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice divided use
  • 1 warm fully cooked rotisserie chicken, cut into 10 serving pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups sliced seedless cucumbers
  • 1/2 cup sliced red onion strips
  • 1 tsp. rice vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 small head frisee, torn into bite-size pieces
  • 1 fresh red or green chile, sliced, optional

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan whisk together the brown sugar fish sauce, soy sauce, water and chile garlic sauce until combined. Bring mixture to a boil reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce thickens 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 3 Tbsp. of the lime juice.
  2. Brush half of the sweet-and-sour sauce over the flesh and skin sides of chicken pieces.
  3. In a medium bowl, toss cucumbers and red onion with the remaining 1 Tbsp. of lime juice, vinegar, salt and pepper. On a platter, arrange the frisee, cucumbers and onions and place chicken pieces on top. Sprinkle with sliced chile, if desired. Spoon remaning sauce over chicken or serve on the side.

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