A healthy version of a takeaway favourite with an extra crunchy spiced seed mix.
4 people35 minutes25 minutes
Ingredients
400gChicken Fillets
cut into 1cm strips
2 - Eggs
whites only
2clovesGarlic
crushed
1 - Green Pepper
sliced
1 - Red Chilli
deseeded and thinly sliced
1 - Red Pepper
sliced
1tbspSoy Sauce
4 - Spring Onions
thinly sliced on the diagonal
500gSuperValu Baby Potatoes
halved
4tspSuperValu Cornflour
50gSuperValu Goodness Mixed Seeds
1 - SuperValu Sunflower Oil
for cooking
For the spice bag salt mix
1tbspChinese 5 Spice
2tspGround Coriander
4tbspSea Salt
course
2tspSuperValu Chilli Flakes
2tspWhite Pepper
For the spicy mayo
2tspDijon Mustard
2 - Eggs
yolks only
1cloveGarlic
crushed
0.5 - Lime
juice only
400mlSuperValu Sunflower Oil
Method
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6.
Put all the spice bag salt mix ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine.
Put the egg whites, cornflour and ½ teaspoon of the spice bag salt mix in a wide, shallow bowl and whisk to combine. Add the chicken strips and stir to coat. Put the chicken in the fridge for about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, toss the baby potatoes in 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil and 1 teaspoon of the spice bag salt mix. Spread out on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
To make the spicy mayo, put the egg yolks, garlic, lime juice, mustard and 1 teaspoon of the spice bag salt mix in the bottom of a glass measuring jug. Pour in the sunflower oil and allow it to settle for 30 seconds. Put a hand-held blender in the bottom of the jug and turn it on to high. Don’t pulse or move the blender, just keep it at the base of the jug. As the mayonnaise forms, slowly tilt and lift the head of the blender until all the oil is emulsified. Store in a sealed container in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat and immediately add the chicken pieces, stirring vigorously to keep them from sticking. When the chicken pieces turn white, after about 4 minutes, quickly drain the chicken and all the water in a stainless steel colander or sieve. Keep the chicken warm.
Heat 1 teaspoon of the sunflower oil in a wok over a high heat. Add the spring onions, peppers, garlic and chilli and cook for 2 minutes. Add the cooked chicken, seed mix, soy sauce or tahini and ½ teaspoon of the spice bag salt mix. Cook for a further 2 minutes.
Serve the chicken with the spicy mayo on the side.