Crispy Crumb Chicken

 

We needed a speedy tea for post-horseriding sustenance this evening.  Having scoured the cupboards we found a packet of Gluten Free Discovery Crispy Crumb Coating and Sous Chef J decided to 'give it a go'.

Gathering the three ingredients, which were some mini chicken fillets, a beaten egg and the crumb coating, we set to work.

The crumb coating was poured onto a plate, each chicken fillet was covered in egg and then placed into the coating.














Once all the fillets were ready, they were cooked in a small amount of oil in a frying pan until cooked through.




The chicken fillets were served with boiled potatoes, peas and sweetcorn and Sous Chef J liked them "very much indeed".

One comment about the packaging is that the serving suggestion on the back is for Fajitas... and then the recipe lists flour tortillas amongst the ingredients to make this.  Having checked the very helpful allergen list on the Discovery Foods site, it was disappointing to find that NONE of the flour tortillas (including the corn ones) are listed as suitable for coeliacs.  However, there are lots of products that are OK so will stick to buying and eating them!

Orange and Honey Roasted Chicken

Working our way through the Waitrose weekend paper a while back, we saw this recipe and thought it sounded like our sort of thing.

Needless to say, we didn't *quite* follow the recipe completely... but that's the norm for us!




So, the ingredients we used were:-

500g Chicken Thighs (recipe says 8 drumsticks)
2 blood oranges - zest of both, juice of one
2 Tbsp runny honey
2 Tbsp Tamari sauce
1 Tbsp olive oil




The chicken thighs were placed in an oven proof dish and scored to break through the skin in parts.  Then they were seasoned with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.




Sous Chef J placed all the sauce ingredients in a glass pot and took a few pics as he liked the layering of liquids.

Once mixed thoroughly, the sauce was poured over the chicken pieces.






Finally, the dish was placed in a pre-heated oven 180ºC for 30 minutes until cooked through.  Whilst the oven was on, we also roasted some potatoes and steamed broccoli as accompaniment.

Having prepared the dish, we're pretty sure this would transfer well to being cooked in a slow cooker and that's how we'll make it next time.