I carted a discount isle Chicken back from Darlington with me the other day. It wasn’t actually any cheaper than the local discount isle Chickens – But it was exotic in it’s own way, in my strange mind!
We’re also at “J” in our Ingredients Alphabet and Jerk Chicken fits nicely!
Ingredients:-
Chicken, roughly cut into joints / portions
Spring Onions, chopped
Ginger, a thumb sized bit grated
2 cloves of Garlic, grated
1 medium Onion, sliced
3 small hot hot Chillies, sliced
Chilli flakes
Thyme
Juice of a Lemon
Soy Sauce
Oil
Sugar
All Spice
Salt & Pepper
Method:-
(1) In a blender blitz all the ingredients – Not the Chicken!
(2) Marinade the Chicken portions for 30 minutes or more.
(3) Roast at 180C for 40 minutes or into tender.
We served ours on a bed of Rice and Peas with a hot Chilli sauce on the top and the greens from the Spring Onions.
We wouldn't normally consider Duck as it's generally out of our budget of £4 a day. But at a 50% discount at the supermarket this was a tasty and very welcome treat.
Ingredients:-
2 Duck Breasts (A crown at £3 which Sue dissembled in our case)
1 ½ tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Grated fresh Ginger
A Glug of Oyster Sauce
Oil to fry
Salt to season
1 tbsp Butter / Margarine
1 tsp Cumin seeds
100g Pilau Rice
800ml Chicken Stock85g Frozen Peas
A bunch of Spring Onions, finely chopped
2 tbsp Chutney to serve.
Method:-
(1) Score the Duck skin and rub with Garam Masala, Ginger and Oyster Sauce.
(2) Chill for 30 minutes to allow the marinade to flavour the meat.
(3) Heat the oven to 200c.
(4) Gently fry the Duck breasts skin side down until the fat runs out.
(5) Transfer to a baking dish skin side up then leave to rest.
(6) Melt butter in a large pan. Add Cumin seeds and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
(7) Transfer the Duck breasts into the oven.
(8) Stir in the Rice.
(9) Pour over the Stock and simmer for 10 minutes.
(10) Add Peas in the last 4 minutes.
(11) When the liquid has absorbed folk through and add the Spring Onions.
(12) Season to taste.
(13) Slice the Duck breasts and serve on a bed of the Rice.