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Cajun Chicken with Salsa and Sweet Potato
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 This
recipe comes from Chef Mark Earnden, the presenter of
a food show called ExpoChef, which helps promote healthy
eating in the community. ExpoChef is an interactive
cooking show that demonstrates how to make food fun,
easy and healthy.
Lets
get cooking . . .
OK,
before we start you must:
- Clear
clutter away
- Wash
your hands
- Rinse
and clean the fruit and vegetables
THe
Expo Chef recipes consist of three easy steps to cooking
which are:
- Preparation
- Cooking
method
- Plating
up the food
There
are no exact measurements as Mark's recipes are intended
only as guidelines . . . but please eat everything in
moderation and remember those all important portion
sizes!
Mark
wants you to experiment with flavours using herbs and
spices. Remember cooking is not an exact science so
give this recipe a go and good luck!
Remember
to try to vary your diet! Just because you like a recipe
does not mean you should carry on eating that dish alone!
Challenge your body with new meals and new ingredients
. . . plus it is fun to experiment with food!
Remember:
use herbs to season instead of salt!
Ingredients
1
x chicken breast per person
1/2 pepper
1/2 juice of lime
1 x spring onion
1 x pineapple ring
Table spoon of olive oil
1/4 of a hot chilli
1 x sweet potato per person
Cajun spice
Preparation
- Finely chop pepper, onion, pineapple,
chilli and mix with lime juice and olive oil to make
Salsa
- Peel potato and cut into smaller
chunks (not too small, but about the size of a table
spoon)
Cooking
method
- To
poach the chicken boil water
- Add
chicken breast and cook for 15 minutes
- Add
to a hot oven for two minutes to brown
- Once
poached add Cajun spice to taste
- Boil
pan of water, add the potato and cook until soft and
then mash
Plating
up the food
- Place
mash and chicken on the plate and then spoon the salsa
over the top for a small taste of the Caribbean!
Serves
1
Mark
Earnden
Expo
Chef
To
find out more about Mark
Earnden
visit www.celebritychefsuk.com
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