Noodles with chicken in sweet and sour sauce

The point of this recipe is that the sweet and sour sauce is made from scratch, though a ready-made one will do. The nuts add the characteristic Asian note.

Ingredients

• boneless, skinless chicken thighs — 3 (300 g)
• medium carrot — 1
• pepper — 1
• red onion — 1/2
• fresh ginger — 2 cm
• garlic — 1 clove
• peanuts — 1 handful

For the sauce

• soy sauce — 4 tbsp
• rice vinegar — 2 tbsp
• water — 4 tbsp
• sugar — 1–2 tbsp
• cornflour — 1.5 tbsp

Method

1. Cut the chicken thighs into medium pieces. Chop the garlic and ginger.
2. Combine all the sauce ingredients.
3. Heat a wok with vegetable oil over a high heat. Add the ginger and garlic and fry. Add the chicken and fry until cooked through.
4. Add the vegetables and stir-fry for another 3–4 minutes. They should stay crunchy inside.
5. Pour in the sauce and stir. It will thicken immediately and coat everything. Add the nuts and take the pan off the heat.
6. Serve with noodles or rice.