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Asian recipes Chicken Main course

Chicken with cashew nuts

Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside. Heat a wok and add the oil until it starts to smoke. Add the chicken, onions, garlic, chillies and cashew nuts and stir fry over a high heat until everything starts to brown. Add the water, pouring it in round the sides of the […]

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Chicken Italian Starters Xmas recipes

Chicken and pancetta terrine

In vase you need more meat on Christmas this is perfect, this pancetta and chicken terrine is actually quite light and a greater starter or mid course if you don;t have enough food going on already

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Asian recipes Chicken Main course

Chicken yaki soba

Chicken yaki soba is a super quick Asian dish to make and the sauce can be prepared ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator. First cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water for 2-3 minutes until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water before setting aside.

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Chicken Italian Main course Salads

Pan fried balsamic chicken with salad

First butterfly the chicken which basically means cutting it through the middle so it is a bit thinner, this lets it cook faster and more evenly, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Prepare the salad, in this instance we just chopped some tomatoes and added them to salad leaves and spring onion in […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Black pepper chicken

In a bowl, mix together the yogurt, coriander, peppercorns, half the ginger, half the garlic, the lemon juice an some salt. Stir in the chicken and leave to marinade for 1 hour. Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, then fry onion until soft and lightly browned. Stir in the garam masala […]

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British Chicken Main course

Blue cheese rosemary stuffed chicken

Mash cheese with rosemary and add a little black pepper.  Loosen skin on each chicken breast and push a quarter of the cheese under it, pressing skin down to spread mixture out. Chill until needed. Preheat oven to 200C and cook for approx 20 mins. Serve with tomato salad tossed with garlic and thyme vinegarette.

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Chicken Main course US/Caribbean

Brown Stew Chicken

First off marinade the chicken in the onion, pepper, chilli and ginger ….for about an hour or longer.  Scrape off the marinade and fry off the chicken so it gets really brown. Remove the chicken from the pan, drain off some of the fat, then add the onion, pepper, chilli, garlic & thyme and fry […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Main course

Cantonese Lemon Chicken

Classic recipe for Cantonese lemon chicken – simple and quick to make

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Captain’s Chicken curry

Fry half the onion in a little oil for a few minutes then add chicken – brown on all sides.  Whizz the other half of the onion,1/4 cup water, the ginger and garlic to a fine paste and add this to the pan.  Fry for a few minutes before adding the chillies, salt and pepper […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Chattanooga Chicken curry

Make a paste out of the garlic, turmeric, coriander, fennel, cumin and poppy seeds, dried chilies, peppercorns, salt and water (grind up in a pestle and mortar or use a small whizzer). Fry off the onion in a little groundnut oil then add the spice paste and ginger. Fry for a few minutes. Then add […]

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Asian recipes Chicken Curries Main course

Chicken laksa

Chicken laska is a classic Asian recipe and worth the effort.  Poach the chicken. Pour about 250ml boiling water into pan, roughly chop poaching ingredients (except chicken) and add to pan. Add whole chicken breasts, a pinch of salt and poach over very gentle heat for about 20 mins or until just cooked. Remove from […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Chicken and cashew nut curry

This is a classic recipe for chicken and cashew nut curry.  In a large frying pan (without oil), dry roast the coconut, garlic, ginger, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, chillies, cloves and cinnamon over a low heat for 5 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally. Add half the cashew nuts and all the onion and roast for […]

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Chicken Curries Indian Main course

Chicken dopiaza

Chicken dopiaza is a classic Indian curry and translates as double onions.  The key to this curry is to cook the onions for a long time slowly until they are golden brown; that way the will give curry a sweet nutty flavour.

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Chicken Curries Fish Indian Main course

Chicken and prawn curry

Ingredients: 200g Chicken breast cut into thin slices 200g Raw prawns, peeled 1 400ml Tin coconut milk 1 level dessertspoon Paprika 1/2 tsp Turmeric 3 Large cloves garlic, crushed 2.5cm Piece of ginger, grated 1 level tbsp Coriander seeds 1 level tsp Cumin seeds Red or green chilli, chopped 1 level tbsp Tamarind paste (or […]

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Chicken Italian Main course

Chicken stuffed with ricotta

Ingredients: 2 Chicken breasts 1/2 Tub of ricotta Parmesan 2 cloves Garlic Handful of spinach leaves Bunch of basil leaves Method: Butterfly the chicken so it is flat and lay on top of a large piece of clingfilm. Crush the garlic and gentle fry until soft, then remove and put in a bowl. Add the […]