Sweet & sour chips
Indo-Chinese chips with peppers in a sticky sauce
Crisp chips tossed with stir-fried peppers, spring onions and chillies in a glossy sweet-and-sour sauce. A pinch of pink colour gives it the classic restaurant look, and pineapple juice makes it fruitier. Serve hot, as soon as the chips are coated.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the sweet & sour sauce
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix 6 tbsp white vinegar, ¼ cup tomato ketchup, 1 tbsp chilli sauce, 4 tbsp sugar, 1 pinch pink food colour, ¾ cup water or pineapple juice, 1 tbsp brown sauce (such as HP), 2 tbsp cornflour and 1 ½ tsp salt in a small pan until the cornflour dissolves. Boil on a low heat, stirring, until thick and glossy.
4 minStep 2: Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok, add 3 ½ oz spring onions, 2 mild red chillies and 4 mild green chillies and stir for a minute.
1 minStep 3: Add 3 capsicums and stir-fry briefly, keeping them crispy.
1 minStep 4: Add ½ tbsp ginger paste and 1 tbsp garlic paste and cook for 1 minute.
1 minStep 5: Stir in 1 tbsp soy sauce, ½ tsp salt and the sweet and sour sauce.
Step 6: Add the hot 1 ⅛ lb potato chips (fries), mix well and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 55 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fibre
- 5 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does sweet & sour chips take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of white vinegar?
- Cider vinegar or rice vinegar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of tomato ketchup?
- Tomato purée with a pinch of sugar and a dash of vinegar.
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