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Thai Chicken
By Head Chef Marty Getty
Thai Chicken is one of our restaurants favourite dishes since we opened; the spicy noodles are balanced with the cool natural marinade of the chicken and the sweet tang of the mango salsa, now you can try it at home.
Marinated Breast of Chicken, spiced noodles with mango salsa
Ingredients:
4 Skinless breasts of Chicken fillets
2 Bundles of fine egg noodles
3 fl Oz sweet Chilli sauce
6 fl Oz soya sauce
2 Head of baby pak choi (finely chopped)
2 bunches coriander to garnish
For the Marinade
1 tub natural yoghurt
½ bunch coriander
1 tbl spoon curry powder
1 tbl spoon ground cumin
1 tbl spoon ground ginger
1 fresh chilli roughly chopped
1 stick of lemon grass (finely chopped)
3 tbl spoons turmeric
3 fl Oz soy sauce
To make the marinade first place all the ingredients, except for the natural yoghurt, in a food processor and blitz together to make a smooth paste. Mix the paste with the yoghurt to make the cool marinade. Place the whole fresh chicken fillets and the marinade in a plastic container, insuring to coat completely, seal with lid or cling film. Leave for 12 to 24 hours in fridge.
To cook arrange marinated Chicken on a baking tray and place in a preheated oven at 190°c for approximately 25 minutes, turn chicken after 15mins. Always check that chicken is properly cooked.
For the Mango Salsa
1 Mango (finely chopped)
1 red pepper (finely chopped)
½ cucumber (finely chopped)
½ red onion (finely chopped)
4 fl Oz olive oil
Roughly chopped coriander
2 tbl spoon tobasco sauce
2 tbl spoons honey
2 tbl spoon balsamic vinegar
To make the salsa simply prepare all of the above ingredients and mix well together in a large mixing boul. Pay particular attention to chopping the vegetables finely so as to have an authentic salsa finish. Taste and season if required with ground pepper and sea salt. The salsa can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days so it can be made well in advance.
For the Spiced Noodles
Cook the Noodles as per the pack instructions, most egg noodles only need to be placed in boiling water for 3-4 minutes so they are easy to cook. Place the hot strained noodles in pan, dress with the soy sauce and sweet chilli sauce, add the pak choi and coriander and heat through.
To Plate & Finish the Dish
Place a nest of the dressed noodles on the middle of main plate. Half the chicken fillets and arrange on the noodles. Spoon the mango salsa around the plate and sprinkle with chopped coriander.