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Ingredients:
Basmati Rice
Quinoa Rice
1 Fresh Pineapple
1 lb. of Boneless Chicken Breast or Thighs
RL Schreiber Roasted Garlic Pepper
Green Onions
Toasted Sesame Seeds
Cornstarch
Apple Cider Vinegar
Soy Sauce
Brown Sugar
Granulated Sugar
Honey
Chili Garlic Sauce
2 Eggs
Cooking the Rice's
Rinse together and cook 1/2 cups each of Basmati and Quinoa Rice's and set aside.
How to make the sauce (in a bowl)
1 cup honey
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce (low sodium)
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon of https://www.rlschreiber.com/ Roasted Garlic Pepper
4 tablespoons chili garlic sauce, to taste
Cornstarch
How to make the Pineapple Bowl
Cut the Pineapple in half-length wise.
With a short knife, cut out the insides of the Pineapple and save the pieces
Cooking the Chicken
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup corn starch, for dredging the chicken
1-pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into nugget pieces
2 tablespoons or more of olive oil for browning the chicken
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water for slurry
To a medium bowl, add all the honey, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, granulated sugar and chili garlic sauce ingredients, whisk and leave in the bowl.
Add the eggs, to one bowl, the flour to another bowl, and 1/3 cup corn starch to another bowl.
Add the chicken nuggets to the egg bowl and mix, when finished, mix with flour bowl then mix in the corn starch bowl and coat.
Heat pan and when hot, add the oil, chicken in batches until they are golden brown. Remember, not to over-cook which will make the chicken nuggets tough.
When finished remove chicken from the pan and pour out extra oil, but leaving a teaspoon in the pan,
Add the sauce and cornstarch mixture to pan and stir along with the chicken until the sauce is thick under a low flame.
Filling the Pineapple Bowl
1. Add the cooked rice first in the bottom of one side of the Pineapple bowl.
2. Add the cooked chicken mixture on the other side of the Pineapple bowl.
3. Top with saved pieces of Pineapple along with sliced pieces of green onion and sprinkle with Sesame seeds.