’Nduja,ricottaand
lemonstuffedchicken
withsourdough
andgreens
SERVES4.HANDS-ONTIME 10 MIN,
OVEN TIME 25-31 MIN
MAKE
AHEAD
Preparethestuffedchicken
uptoa dayaheadtotheend
ofstep2,coverandchill.
KNOW-
HOW
Chickensupremesare
chickenbreastswiththe
smallfilletandupperwing
bonestillattached.They’reavailable
fromgoodbutchers,butif youcan’t
findthem,uselargeskin-on
chickenbreastsinstead.
’Ndujaisa spicyspreadable
salamifromCalabria,available
fromWaitroseanddelis.If you’re
nota fanofhotfood,usea smaller
amount than specified in the recipe.
- 100g’nduja(see Know-how)
- 150gricotta
- Finelygratedzest2 lemons
- 2 tbspchopped fresh thyme
leaves - 6 free-rangeskin-onchicken
supremes,orchicken breasts
(seeKnow-how) - 6 sourdoughslices
- 1 fatgarlicclove,halved
- Oliveoilfordrizzling
- 250gtenderstembroccoli
- 250gpetitspois
- 150g asparagus, trimmed
1 Heattheovento200°C/180°Cfan/
gas6.Ina mediummixingbowl,use
a forktomashtogetherthe’nduja,
ricotta,halfthelemonzest,1 tbsp
thymeandsomesaltandground
blackpepperuntilcombined.
2 Gently loosen one side of the skin
fromeachofthechickensupremes
withyourfingersandstuffwith1-2
tbsp’ndujafilling(seeMakeAhead).
3 Rubeachsliceofbreadwiththe
cutsidesofthegarliccloveandset
ona bakingtray.Topeachwitha
chickensupreme,drizzlewithoil,
thenseasonwell.Roastintheoven
for20-25minutes,thenremovethe
trayandscatterthevegetables
aroundthechicken,tossing in
thetrayjuicestocoat.
4 Returnthetraytotheovenfor
5-6minutesmoreuntilthechickenis
cookedthroughandthevegetables
arejuststartingtochar.Serve
sprinkledwiththeremaining lemon
zestandthymeleaves.
PERSERVING486kcals,16.2gfat
(5.4gsaturated),50.4gprotein,
31.1gcarbs(3.5g sugars), 1.6g salt,
7.1g f ib r e
Chickenschnitzelwith
carawayanda fennel,
pistachio&applesalad
SERVES4.HANDS-ONTIME 30 MIN,
SIMMERING TIME 1 HOUR
MAKE
AHEAD
Youcanbreadcrumbthe
schnitzelsupto1 dayahead,
thenkeepcoveredin the
fridge until ready to fry.
- 4 smallfree-range chicken
breasts - 2 mediumfree-range eggs,
beaten - 1 tbspdijonmustard, plus
extratoserve - 50gplainflour
- 100gfreshbreadcrumbs
- 2 tspcarawayseeds,toasted
brieflyina drypan,then crushed - Olive oil for frying
- 1 lemonforsqueezing
- Sauerkrauttoserve(welike
Dawtona from Tesco)
FORTHESAL AD
- 1 greeneatingapple
- 1 largefennelbulb,thinly sliced
(frondsreserved) - 60gpistachiokernels,toasted
androughlychopped - 20gfreshflatleafparsley,
roughlychopped - 3 tbspextra-virginoliveoil
- Finelygrated zest and juice
1 lemon
1 Puta chickenbreastbetween
2 sheetsofcompostablebaking
paper,thenusea rollingpinto
beatthechickenuntilit’sabout
1.5cmthickallover.Repeatwith
theremainingchickenbreasts.
2 Puttheeggsina shallowbowland
mixwiththemustard.Puttheflour
andbreadcrumbsin2 separate
shallowbowlsoron2 plates.Season
theflourwithsaltandblackpepper.
3 Dipthechickenbreastsintothe
flour,shakingoffanyexcess,then
dipinthebeatenegg,thenfinally
coatwellwiththebreadcrumbs.
Sprinklethecarawayseedsover
bothsides,pressingtocoat.Setthe
crumbedchickenbreastsasideuntil
readytocook(seeMakeAhead).
4 Forthesalad,finelyslicethe
apple,thencombinewithallthe
remainingsaladingredientsin
a mixingbowl.Seasonwithsalt
andpepperandtossagain.
5 Tocooktheschnitzels,puta large
non-stickfryingpanovera medium
heat,thenpourin1cmoil.Whenthe
oilishot,fry2 schnitzelsfor2-3
minutesoneachsideuntilgolden
andcookedthrough.Squeezelemon
juiceover,thensetaside,loosely
coveredwithfoil.Repeatwiththe
restofthechickenschnitzels,using
alittlemoreoilif youneedit.
6 Servethechickenschnitzelswith
thesalad,withdijonmustard and
sauerkrautontheside.
PERSERVING522kcals,27.3gfat
(4.1gsaturated),39.4gprotein,
28.3gcarbs(6.3g sugars), 0.7g salt,
2.9g fibre
28 deliciousmagazine.co.uk