Pressure Cooker Sweet 'n Sour Chicken

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs roasting chickens, cut up
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil or 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup sliced celery
• 1 bell pepper, cut into chunks (any color)
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained and juice reserved
• 1 cup reserved pineapple juice (add water if necessary)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a 4 or 6-quart pressure cooker.
• 2 brown chicken a few pieces at a time; set aside.
• 3 return all chicken to pressure cooker; add celery and green pepper.
• 4 combine pineapple juice, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ketchup, worcestershire sauce, and ginger; pour over chicken.
• 5 close pressure cooker cover securely.
• 6 place pressure regulator on vent pipe.
• 7 cook for 8 minutes, at 15 pounds pressure, with regulator rocking slowly.
• 8 cool pressure cooker at once (cold water method).
• 9 remove chicken and vegetables to a warm platter.
• 10 mix cornstarch with cold water; blend into hot liquid.
• 11 cook and stir until mixture boils and thickens.
• 12 add pineapple chunks and heat.
• 13 pour sauce over chicken.
• 14 serve with rice.