Yen Can Cook: Braised Chicken with Pineapple & Spring Onion
I got this recipe from one of my recent bought cookbooks and found it quite interesting with pineapple added into the braised chicken. I always love dishes paired with fruits which offers a refreshing fruity sweetness/sourness.
Ingredients (Serve: 3-4)
100g boneless chicken chop/breast/fillet, cut into bite size
8-10pcs of pineapple, fresh or canned
A bunch of spring onion
4-5pcs of wood ear fungus, soaked till soften and cut into bite size
1/2 onion, cut into wedges
4-5 cloves of garlic, minced
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1.5 tablespoons rice wine
250ml water
Cooking oil
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Step 1: Heat a deep pot with oil, saute the minced garlic and onion until the onion become transparent.
Step 2: Add in chicken pieces, cook till change colour then pour in 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 1.5 tablespoons rice wine, continue stir fry till the chicken well coated with the sauce.
Step 3: Add in pineapple, wood ear fungus, spring onion (white part), balance of the soy sauce (2 tablespoons) and water, simmer with low heat for 30 minutes.
Step 4: When the sauce has thicken up and the chicken has absorbed the flavour, add in the spring onion (green part) and stir fry for 1 more minute.
Step 5: Serve.
HAPPY COOKING!
I have eaten something similar to your dish at a chap fan stall. I thought it was quite nice. So I can now use your recipe to cook it 🙂
PH, oh really? Dishes with pineapple that I know are Ku Lou Yoke & Pineapple Stir Fried with Intestine, as well as curry with pineapple 😛
Oh, I love pineapples in dishes too….it brings much added freshness to a dish. I think I’ll try your recipe with fresh pineapples instead of canned ones (I find canned pineapples way too sweet and lacks that fresh, zesty taste that I seek).
I love pineapples in curry (my mil cooks it with salted fish in a curry…absolute yum!) and in fried rice though I’ve not seen or eaten pineapples with intestines….and I don’t find many places using pineapples in their sweet sour pork either.
Kris, pineapple in curry definitely very appetizing! My usual Dai Chow places serve Ku Lou Yoke with pineapple, yum!!
chicken with fruits is a fun pairing – maybe you could try making chicken with a fruit salsa! 🙂
Sean, I never make fruit salsa but would like to try!
Never had this with pineapple, looks very interesting and would love to try!
KY, hope you like the dish!
nampak sedap. can tumpang makan there?
Kathy, come!