World Cuisine Recipe ❘ Peruvian Pineapple Chicken (Pollo a la Pina)

Fried and battered chicken medallions glazed in a sweet pineapple sauce mixed with pineapple chunks, slices of red bell pepper, and green onions with warm Latino spices. Serve with a side of white rice.

Ingredients

• 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, sliced into bite-sized medallions
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks in syrup
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 2 cups potato starch, or as needed
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, or more as needed
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 red bell pepper, cored and sliced
• 3 green onions, sliced

Cooking Directions

1. Whisk soy sauce, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cumin together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add chicken medallions and toss to evenly coat. Set aside to marinate.
2. Combine pineapple chunks, syrup, and sugar in a medium pot over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Boil until sugar has dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the stove, transfer pineapple chunks to a bowl, and leave syrup in the pot.
3. Place potato starch in a bowl. Dredge marinated chicken medallions in potato starch; shake off excess.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, working in batches and adding more oil if necessary, and fry until golden brown and crunchy, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
5. Heat remaining 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a wok. Add tomato paste; cook and stir until paste darkens, being careful it does not burn. Add bell pepper and cook until slightly softened but still crispy, 1 to 2 minutes. Mix in chicken medallions and pineapple chunks. Slowly mix in some of the syrup until mixture is lightly glazed; reserve remaining syrup for another use. Sprinkle with green onions.

Nutrition Facts

• calories792
• carbohydrateContent165.3 g
• cholesterolContent50.4 mg
• fatContent7.1 g
• fiberContent2.5 g
• proteinContent20.6 g
• saturatedFatContent1.3 g
• sodiumContent1037.8 mg
• sugarContent77.6 g