A fantastic new recipe we recently tried in the Instant Pot for an easy Asian inspired Pineapple Chicken!
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- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts See notes (I used 2 breasts for us)
- 1 large can pineapple chunks Reserve 1/4 cup of the juice
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- seasonings to taste See Notes
Ingredients
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- Original Recipe: (See my notes below for what I did different for the two of us)
- Dump all ingredients into your instant pot and stir all ingredients together, set IP for 5 minutes on Manual High pressure.
- NPR for 10 minutes then release leftover steam. Open the lid, and stir the corn starch into the 1/4 cup reserved pineapple juice and whisk. Pour into IP and set to sauté and stir into chicken mixture until sauce is thickened.
- Serve over rice! Enjoy!
Stacy's Notes: I had seen a guideline for doing this at Facebook, and decided to try it. I did a few things differently (of course!). For the two of us, I just used 2 thawed boneless skinless breasts. I did not reduce the amounts of the other ingredients, so we ended up with a lot of sauce. Initially, I thought I should cut it back, then when we tasted it, we realized we really liked the sauce over rice, so I would still make the full amount (just know it will be extra saucy!).
Instead of just putting the whole chicken breasts in with the other ingredients, I decided to cut mine into bite-sized pieces and season with salt, pepper, ground ginger and garlic powder. First, I turned my IP to Saute mode (and once it was hot, added some olive oil) and sauteed the chicken pieces until they were white on the outside. Then I added the remaining ingredients and cooked on 4 minutes High Pressure (original recipe called for 5, but I had already partially cooked the meat on Saute). I followed the directions after that (I let it NPR for 10 minutes, did a Quick Release, added the cornstarch and reserved pineapple juice mixture and let it thicken on Saute mode).
This was delicious and we will definitely try it again! I would not hesitate to use more chicken, and next time I may try it with thighs, I think it will be just as delicious. A definite keeper for us!
Enjoy!