Recipe: Vietnamese Stir Fried Chicken with Pineapple & Peppers (Ga xao dua xanh)

One of our favourite tropical fruits is pineapple. Besides having it for after-dinner dessert, they're great added to your pizza, fried rice or stir fries.  A couple of weeks ago, I tried making this new dish -  Vietnamese stir fried chicken with pineapple and peppers, also known as ga xao dua xanh.

I used green capsicum, to complement the other colours (or you may use any other colored capsicum that you have at hand): orange from the carrot, red chilli, yellow pineapple and more green from the spring onions. Love the refreshing, sweet touch the pineapple chunks add to the dish too. What a great, colorful dish! Eat the rainbow, they say.. it's good for you ;)

Vietnamese Stir Fried Chicken with Pineapple & Peppers (Ga xao dua xanh)
Recipe by Baby Sumo, adapted from Vietnamese Bible
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 10-12 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients
300g chicken breast or fillet, cut into bite-sized chunks
3 tbsp cooking oil
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 capsicum, cubed
1 small yellow onion, cubed
1/4 carrot, peeled and sliced thinly
1/2 large red chilli, deseeded and sliced
2 spring onions, cut into 1 inch lengths
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce
Freshly ground black pepper
1 cup fresh or canned pineapple, cubed


1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok over high heat. Once hot, add the chicken and stir fry for 4-5 minutes, until the chicken pieces are cooked through. Remove to a plate.

2. Reheat the wok and add the remaining 1 tbsp oil. Stir fry the onion, carrot, capsicum and garlic for about 2 minutes, until softened.

3. Return the chicken to the wok and season with oyster sauce, fish sauce and black pepper. Add the spring onions and red chilli and stir fry for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the pineapple to warm through, about 30 seconds. Taste and season with more fish sauce if necessary.

3. Serve with rice.

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