Sweet and Sour Chicken

From the Kitchen of: Summer Cronin

1/2 lb. chicken (or more- the amount depends on how much you like chicken)

1/2 bell pepper

1 carrot

1 can cubed pineapple

1/4 onion

Soy Sauce

Pepper

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1/3 cup ketchup

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup pineapple juice

1/4 cup cidar vinegar

2 T soy sauce

1 T cornstarch

Any vinegar will do. Cider vinegar just tastes better. Mix all ingredients in a small bowl until combined. I find that adding the cornstarch last works best.

1. Begin by cutting chicken into bite-sized pieces. Marinate in 2 Tablespoon soy sauce and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook chicken in 1 Tablespoon oil over medium heat. Drain on paper towels.

2. Cut vegetables to similar sized peices as chicken. Cook in same pan as you cooked chicken; cook until tender.

3. Add sauce mixture to vegetable pan. Turn heat up a little and stir constantly until mixture boils (if it doesnt boil, it wont thicken). Add chicken and pineapple.

This takes me about 1/2 hour to make. I like rice with it. Makes 4-6 servings.