Ahh, Sweet and Sour Chicken, one of the heavyweights of the Chinese takeaway world. But forget soggy chicken in a box - the very best sweet and sour chicken dishes should strike just the right balance between crisp chicken and sticky deliciousness. Try out this recipe - we guarantee you'll be impressed with yourself.
1. Cut the meat into large dices roughly 2cm3 and place in a large prep bowl.
2. Marinade in the sesame oil, sugar, light soy sauce and salt & pepper.
3. Add the egg to the marinated meat and mix well.
4. Add the seasoned corn flour and massage into the meat until each piece of meat separates. Continue to add flour until a dry ‘dusty white' consistency is reached.
5. If using any of the optional vegetables, cut into large dices and place in separate prep bowls.
6. Mix the tomato ketchup, vinegar and sugar and a dash of dark soy sauce in a small prep bowl.
COOKING
Please note: the key to a good sweet and sour is to ensure the meat is as crispy as possible.
7. Deep fry the marinated meat at 170°C until golden brown (roughly 6-7 minutes)
8. Remove and strain of any excess oil on some kitchen towel.
9. On a separate hob heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a wok - high heat.
10. Add any optional vegetables , turn the heat down to medium heat and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
11. Immediately add the sauce mixture.
12. Once the sauce starts to boil, throw the meat into the wok and give it one big stir before taking the wok off the heat.
N.B. the key to a good sweet and sour is to have just enough sauce to wrap around the crispy pieces of meat.
SERVING
13. Serve immediately on a large plate / sizzling dish
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Enjoy !
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Disbelief as Paris councillor claims rats plaguing the city are the victims of PREJUDICE and are simply 'waste control assistants' who should be renamed
Parisian official Douchka Markovic said the rat should be rebranded a 'surmulot'
Translated 'oversized field mouse', Markovic said the term carries less negativity
She argued rats help to keep Paris' sewers clean and help to curb excess rubbish
But critics say the leftist mayor Anne Hidalgo is shirking responsibility for cleaning up the streets
Rats dramatically outnumber humans in Paris, earning the city a bad reputation
A Parisian public official has declared the city's vast rat population is the subject of prejudice and said the animal must be renamed to prevent people killing them.
Douchka Markovic, a supporter of the leftist mayor Anne Hidalgo and co-president of the animal right-touting Animalist Party, recently told a council meeting the term 'rat' encourages violence.
'I prefer to call them surmulots (which loosely translates as 'oversized field mouse') as it carries less negative connotations,' Markovic said as she rebuked the questions of centre-right councillor Paul Hatte on the need for increased pest control and extermination efforts.
French ranking site Topito earlier this year declared Paris the fourth most rat infested city in the world, and the astounding population of the rodents is earning a reputation despised by the city's tourism chiefs.
France's National Academy of Medicine meanwhile said the growing number of rats is a 'threat to human health because of the numerous diseases they spread through parasites, excrement, bites and scratches'.
But Markovic, who is tasked with overseeing animal welfare in the French capital's 18th arrondissement, said the rats have become a natural cleanser of the city's sewers, are instrumental in helping to clear rubbish and that they must be contained in ethical, non-lethal ways.
'[They are] our waste control assistants. We must firstly note the role played by the animals on a daily basis in the sewers, with the evacuation of several hundred tons of waste and the unblocking of pipes,' the councillor insisted.
It comes as mayor Hidalgo faces staunch opposition for what many believe is her culpability in the decline of France's largest city amid social media campaigns drawing attention to the increase in rubbish and violence on the streets.
A Parisian public official has declared the city's vast rat population is the subject of prejudice and said the animal must be renamed to prevent people killing them
Douchka Markovic, a supporter of the leftist mayor Anne Hidalgo and co-president of the animal right-touting Animalist Party, recently told a council meeting the term 'rat' encourages violence
France's National Academy of Medicine meanwhile said the growing number of rats is a 'threat to human health because of the numerous diseases they spread through parasites, excrement, bites and scratches'
Markovic's protest was met with laughter in the meeting and mocked on social media, with users expressing their incredulity in a variety of ways.
One commented: 'To avoid any stigmatising discrimination, the film Ratatouille will be renamed Surmulotatouille,' while others posted images of tigers along with the caption: 'This is an oversized cat'.
The city of Paris began an attempted crackdown on the spiraling rat population in 2017, when it announced an annual budget of €1.5 million dedicated to improving the city's waste collection services and introducing 'smart' bins which compact rubbish and are mechanically closed to prevent rats from entering.
But a study in 2019 revealed there are now almost twice as many rats in Paris as there are people, and a combination of Covid lockdowns and building projects driving the rats out of their more suburban and rural homes have encouraged the rodents onto the city's streets.
Socialist Parisian Mayor Anne Hidalgo has faced widespread criticism for the perceived decline of the French capital
A social media campaign earlier this year highlighted the issues facing Hidalgo when disgruntled Parisians began flooding Instagram and Twitter with snaps of waste-covered streets and overflowing bins
The images, accompanied by the hashtag #SaccageParis (Pillage of Paris) brought into stark contrast the decline of what was once one of Europe's most sought-after destinations.
Sacramento's homeless population soars by 67% in three years and is now HIGHER than San Francisco while robbery rockets 42% and rapes nearly double amid drug taking epidemic
Sacramento has a little over 5,000 homeless in the city limits living in vehicles and tents.
Sacramento's homeless population has spiraled out of control, soaring by 67 percent in just three years - pushing the numbers even higher than nearby San Francisco as photos show tent cities and communities of the unhoused living under bridges.
Sacramento, which is separated by about 87 miles from San Francisco across the nearby bay, now has a staggering 952 homeless people per 100,000 citizens.
California's capital of Sacramento has developed a homeless problem larger than nearby, crime-ridden San Francisco, with scenes of people living in tents under bridges on display for DailyMail.com cameras
Sacramento has a little over 5,000 homeless people in the city, many living in vehicles and tents.
Only 525,000 people live in Sacramento versus San Francisco's 874,000
Sacramento, which is separated by about 87 miles from the city by the bay, now has a staggering 952 homeless people per 100,000 citizens
Homeless encampments and tents are scattered along Sacramento road
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Traveling around Sacramento, the crisis is clear to see.
DailyMail.com cameras captured people living in tents, RVs, pushing around shopping carts with their entire lives in them and more in the city under Interstate 80.
As a percentage of population, Sacramento (0.96 percent) nearly doubles San Francisco (0.50 percent).
This comes as crime also continues to rise in tandem with the number of unhoused people living in the jurisdiction.
In Sacramento, crime has risen up to 17 percent from the same point last year, according to the city's data. Robberies are up 42 percent and rapes are up a shocking 92 percent.
Our cameras saw people living in tents, RVs, pushing around shopping carts with their entire lives in them and more in the city under Interstate 80
As a percentage of population, Sacramento (0.96 percent) nearly doubles San Francisco (0.50 percent) in homeless
This comes as crime, like in many Democrat cities across America, is on the rise in California's capital, up 17 percent from this point last year
