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      "headline": "Sweet and Sour Chicken Skillet Without Deep Frying",
      "description": "Make sweet and sour chicken at home with bell peppers, onion, pineapple, ketchup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and a simple skillet method.",
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      "keywords": "takeout-style, chicken, family-friendly, one-pan",
      "recipeYield": "4 servings",
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      "totalTime": "PT36M",
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        "chicken: 600 g / 1.3 lb.",
        "bell pepper: 2.",
        "onion: 1 small.",
        "pineapple: 1 cup chunks (optional).",
        "ketchup: 3 tbsp.",
        "rice vinegar: 3 tbsp.",
        "soy sauce: 1 tbsp.",
        "sugar: 1 to 2 tbsp.",
        "cornstarch: 2 tbsp.",
        "garlic: 2 cloves (optional).",
        "neutral oil: 1 tbsp.",
        "rice: Cooked rice, to serve (optional)."
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          "name": "Coat chicken",
          "text": "Cut chicken into bite-size pieces and toss with cornstarch and a pinch of salt."
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          "name": "Brown chicken",
          "text": "Cook chicken in oil until lightly golden and cooked through, then move it to a plate."
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          "text": "Stir-fry bell peppers and onion until crisp-tender. Add pineapple if using."
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          "text": "Stir in ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and a splash of water. Return chicken and toss until glossy."
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        "Canned pineapple chunks are convenient, and a spoon of the juice can sweeten the sauce.",
        "Use red, yellow, or orange bell peppers for a sweeter family-friendly dish.",
        "Ketchup is not traditional, but it gives the color and tang people expect from this takeout style.",
        "Use tofu or shrimp instead of chicken.",
        "Skip pineapple and use extra bell pepper if you prefer a less sweet dish.",
        "Use apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar if rice vinegar is unavailable.",
        "Chicken: Chicken thigh, Chicken breast, Firm tofu. Cut pieces small enough to cook through before the coating gets too dark.",
        "Pineapple: Canned pineapple, Fresh pineapple, Extra bell pepper. Skip pineapple if you want the dish less sweet, or add a spoon of pineapple juice to the sauce.",
        "Ketchup: Tomato paste plus sugar, Sweet chili sauce, Extra vinegar and sugar. Ketchup is practical and predictable for this Western takeout-style version."
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            "text": "Yes. A cornstarch coating and skillet browning give a lighter home version that still catches the sauce."
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          "name": "Does sweet and sour chicken need pineapple?",
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            "text": "No. Pineapple is optional. Bell peppers and onion are enough if you prefer a less sweet skillet."
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