Step 2: Make the Sweet and Sour Sauce In a small saucepan, combine ketchup, rice vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce. Heat over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.

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Next, cut the chicken into 3cm pieces and put them in a bowl. Add one heaped teaspoon of five-spice, a pinch of salt, one teaspoon of cornflour and half the lime juice.

2 tbsp sunflower oil; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1 medium onion, peeled and cut into 12 wedges; 1 medium carrot, peeled and diagonally sliced ...