Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice

Ingredients

• 1 Brown or yellow onion
• 2 Bell peppers (any color)
• 4 Garlic cloves
• 25 g or 0.5 oz Ginger
• 2 Spring onions or scallions (optional)
• 1.2 kg or 2.6 lb Chicken thigh
• 1/2 cup or 125 ml Low-sodium soy sauce
• 80 ml or 1/3 of a cup Pineapple juice (store-bought)
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp Honey
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp Apple cider vinegar
• 2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
• 1 tbsp Cornflour or cornstarch
• a little bit Ground white pepper
• 300 g or 10.5 oz Basmati or jasmine rice (washed)
• 600 ml Cold water or cold stock
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp for cooking vegetables, plus 1 Tbsp for chicken Neutral-flavored oil (e.g., peanut oil)