Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken, cut into cubes
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks - drained with juice reserved
  • 1/3 cup tomato soup
  • 1 carrot, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 onion, cut into chunks
  • 1/2 green bell pepper, sliced

Method

  • Marinate chicken cubes in soy sauce in a bowl for 30 minutes.
  • Heat vegetable oil in a skillet on medium-high heat.
  • Remove chicken from soy sauce and cook and stir in the heated skillet until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear.
  • Remove chicken from the skillet and set aside.
  • Heat vinegar, sugar and 1/2 cup water together over medium heat in the same skillet until the sugar dissolves.
  • Combine cornstarch and 1/2 cup water in a bowl and add to the vinegar mixture.
  • Stir mixture and lower heat to medium-low.
  • Pour pineapple juice and tomato soup into vinegar mixture and simmer for about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in carrots, onion, and bell pepper.
  • Simmer for 20 to 25 minutes; until sauce is reddish-yellow and the vegetables are cooked.
  • Add the pineapple chunks and cooked chicken to the sauce and heat for 2 to 4 minutes.