Chinese sweet and sour chicken is a popular dish known for its vibrant flavors and contrasting tastes. It typically consists of crispy fried chicken pieces coated in a tangy, sweet, and slightly sour sauce.
I made an easy version in the Instant Pot & it’s dump & go. All we have to do is dump all the ingredients into the stainless steel pot & pressure cook for just 5 minutes.
Delicious sweet and sour chicken will be ready in no time.
5 Minute Instant Pot Chinese Sweet & Sour Chicken | Dump & Go Recipe
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Asian
Serves: 5 people
Ingredients
- Boneless chicken, diced- 2 chicken breasts
- Garlic, chopped- 1 tbsp
- Ginger, chopped- ½ tbsp
- Dried red chili flakes- 1 tsp
- Tomato ketchup- ¼ cup
- Pineapple juice- ½ cup
- Pineapple, chunks- 1 can
- Red or orange pepper, diced- 1
To garnish
- Cornstarch slurry- 1 tbsp
- Green onions, chopped- ¼ cup
Instructions
- I've taken boneless chicken breast, dice them into chunks.
- In the stainless steel pot, dump all the ingredients. Combine well.
- Close the pot with the lid.
- Select the pressure cook setting, set the time to 5 minutes at high pressure.
- After pressure cooking, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes & then do a quick pressure release.
- Open the lid.
- Chicken will be perfectly cooked & there will be some liquid in the pot.
- If you prefer you can thicken the gravy with cornstarch slurry & cook in saute setting for 2 minutes.
- I skipped adding cornstarch slurry.
- Serve in a bowl. Garnish with chopped green onions.
- Enjoy this delicious sweet & sour chicken with steamed rice.
