Easy Chicken Skewers with Spicy Peanut Sauce & Fresh Rocket

Recipe by How Cooks
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Course: MainDifficulty: Easy
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

25

minutes

Chicken breast skewers with homemade spicy peanut sauce, pickled red onion, rocket leaves, and crispy cavolo nero.
The chicken is pan-fried until golden, then finished with butter, garlic, and thyme for extra flavour. It is served with a spicy peanut sauce made from roasted chilli, garlic, peanuts, white miso, coriander, and extra virgin olive oil.

Ingredients

  • For the pickled red onion
  • 1 red onion, peeled and sliced

  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard

  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

  • Sea salt flakes

  • Ground black pepper

  • For the spicy peanut sauce
  • 1 red chilli

  • 6 garlic cloves

  • 20g peanuts

  • 1 tsp white miso paste

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

  • Handful of fresh coriander

  • Sea salt flakes

  • Ground black pepper

  • For the chicken
  • 2 chicken breasts, butterflied

  • Rapeseed oil

  • Butter

  • Fresh thyme

  • Garlic cloves

  • Sea salt flakes

  • Ground black pepper

  • To serve
  • 70g cavolo nero, trimmed and washed

  • Rocket leaves

Directions

  • Pickle the red onion
    Add the sliced red onion, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, and black pepper to a bowl.
    Mix well, cover, and place in the refrigerator while preparing the rest of the meal.
  • Make the spicy peanut sauce
    Heat a dry frying pan over medium-low heat.
    Add the red chilli and garlic cloves and slowly pan-roast until fragrant and lightly charred.
    Add the peanuts and continue roasting until golden and fragrant.
    Peel the garlic and transfer the roasted chilli, garlic, and peanuts to a blender jug.
    Add the white miso paste, extra virgin olive oil, and coriander.
    Blend until smooth using a stick blender or food processor.
    Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste, then set aside.
  • Prepare the chicken
    Butterfly the chicken breasts and cut them into suitable pieces for skewering.
    Thread the chicken onto skewers and season with sea salt and black pepper.
  • Cook the chicken
    Heat a frying pan over medium heat with a little rapeseed oil.
    Add the chicken skewers and cook until golden.
    Add some butter, fresh thyme, and garlic cloves to the pan.
    Baste the chicken frequently with the butter and pan juices.
    Transfer the chicken to an ovenproof pan or roasting tray and finish cooking in a 180°C fan oven until completely cooked through.

  • Cook the cavolo nero
    Using the same frying pan, add the cavolo nero and cook until tender and slightly crispy.
  • Serve
    Arrange the rocket leaves and crispy cavolo nero on a plate.
    Add the chicken skewers and pickled red onion.
    Serve with the spicy peanut sauce on the side or spooned over the chicken.

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