Fakeaway Sweet & Sour Chicken

Name: Fakeaway Sweet & Sour Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken breast or thighs, diced; 4 tbsp Cornflour; Pinch Salt; Pinch Pepper; 1/4 tsp MSG (optional); 1-2 tbsp Oil for frying (vegetable or sunflower); 3 tbsp Ketchup; 2 tbsp Rice vinegar (or white vinegar); 1.5 tbsp Light soy sauce; 3 tbsp Brown sugar; 1 tbsp Pineapple juice or water; 1 tsp Cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water (slurry); 1/4 tsp MSG (optional); 1 Red pepper, chopped; 1 Green pepper, chopped; 1 Onion, chopped; 1/2 tin Pineapple chunks (juice reserved); 250 g Jasmine or basmati rice; 2-4 Spring onions; Sesame seeds (optional)

Skip the takeaway and whip up this Fakeaway Sweet & Sour Chicken that's crispy, colourful, and packed with bold, tangy flavour — all from the comfort of your own kitchen. Tender bites of golden fried chicken are coated in a glossy, homemade sweet and sour sauce with just the right balance of zing and sweetness. Tossed with crunchy peppers, juicy pineapple, and served over fluffy rice, it’s the ultimate fakeaway fix that’s big on flavour. Perfect for a weekend treat or midweek pick-me-up!

Prep

10m

Cook

20m

Total

30m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

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Step 1

Wash your rice until the water runs clear. Water from rice up to first knuckle. Bring to boil, simmer for 10-15 minutes. Off heat & steam.

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For the chicken:

500

Chicken breast or thighs, diced

tbsp

Cornflour

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Per Serving

Calories

650kcal

Fat

14g

Carbs

75g

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Rice, mange tout

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Chris M

6 days ago

Absolutely banging! Dead easy to do. Doubled sauce for 2 people and didn't need slurry and that was with 2 chicken breasts. Love how you can change the recipe for the amount of people and get correct quantities

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Melissa M

9 days ago

This was so delish! To make it extra saucy it needed quite a lot of water with the slurry! we added crispy chilli oil too!

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Andi H

9 days ago

Made this tonight to go with my own soy and ginger egg fried rice and it was belting.

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Andi H

9 days ago

Soy and garlic, absolutely ballsed it up there and you can't edit the post. Have a photo of my crispy chicken as a means of making it right.

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Leigh B

13 days ago

Can this freeze?

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Tyler

7 days ago

Yes as long as you defrost in the fridge overnight before cooking in the oven! Obviously don't freeze the rice 😅 and make sure that the chicken is piping hot before you serve!

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Lotte B

16 days ago

This is amazing and super easy. I Forgot to buy pineapple but had peach so added that (and a bit of leftover broccoli), works great!

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Kyle H

19 days ago

This is a new favourite! But so were the last two recipes is cool 😎

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Jaquie R

19 days ago

Fab! My first home cooked Chinese. Loved by all the family, they want it again.

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Fakeaway Sweet & Sour Chicken

Skip the takeaway and whip up this Fakeaway Sweet & Sour Chicken that's crispy, colourful, and packed with bold, tangy flavour — all from the comfort of your own kitchen. Tender bites of golden fried chicken are coated in a glossy, homemade sweet and sour sauce with just the right balance of zing and sweetness. Tossed with crunchy peppers, juicy pineapple, and served over fluffy rice, it’s the ultimate fakeaway fix that’s big on flavour. Perfect for a weekend treat or midweek pick-me-up!

Prep

10m

Cook

20m

Total

30m

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Turn cooking mode on

Step 1

Wash your rice until the water runs clear. Water from rice up to first knuckle. Bring to boil, simmer for 10-15 minutes. Off heat & steam.

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For

For the chicken:

500

Chicken breast or thighs, diced

tbsp

Cornflour

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Per Serving

Calories

650kcal

Fat

14g

Carbs

75g

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Pairs With

Rice, mange tout

Comments

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Chris M

6 days ago

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Melissa M

9 days ago

This was so delish! To make it extra saucy it needed quite a lot of water with the slurry! we added crispy chilli oil too!

Cancel

Andi H

9 days ago

Made this tonight to go with my own soy and ginger egg fried rice and it was belting.

Cancel

Andi H

9 days ago

Soy and garlic, absolutely ballsed it up there and you can't edit the post. Have a photo of my crispy chicken as a means of making it right.

Cancel

Leigh B

13 days ago

Can this freeze?

Cancel

Tyler

7 days ago

Yes as long as you defrost in the fridge overnight before cooking in the oven! Obviously don't freeze the rice 😅 and make sure that the chicken is piping hot before you serve!

Cancel

Lotte B

16 days ago

This is amazing and super easy. I Forgot to buy pineapple but had peach so added that (and a bit of leftover broccoli), works great!

Cancel

Kyle H

19 days ago

This is a new favourite! But so were the last two recipes is cool 😎

Cancel

Jaquie R

19 days ago

Fab! My first home cooked Chinese. Loved by all the family, they want it again.

Cancel

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