CHICKEN GOUJONS WITH SWEETCORN FRITTERS
Ingredients
- ½ chicken breast
- skin removed
- cut into strips
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp honey
- 55g/2oz self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch salt
- 2 free-range eggs
- 2-4 tbsp milk
- 100g/3½oz canned sweetcorn
- drained
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- vegetable oil for frying
- 1 potato
- sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ onion
- finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- crushed
- ½ orange pepper
- chopped
- 1 vine tomato
- seeds removed
- chopped
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 55g/2oz mangetout
- sliced
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- For the chicken
- rub the oil into the meat and season with the salt and pepper.
- In an ovenproof griddle pan
- heat a small amount of oil over a medium heat and add the chicken pieces
- turning them until they are browned all over. Drizzle the honey over the chicken and transfer the pan to the oven for 7-8 minutes to cook the chicken through.
- For the sweetcorn fritters
- mix the flour
- baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Using an electric whisk
- mix in the eggs and add the milk little by little until the mixture has the consistency of a thick batter. Fold in the sweetcorn.
- In a large frying pan
- heat the oil over a medium heat. Using a large spoon
- spoon the batter into the frying pan
- keeping the spoonfuls of batter separate so that they form fritters.
- Fry the fritters for 3-4 minutes on each side
- or until golden-brown and cooked through.
- For the sautéed potatoes
- heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over a medium heat and add the potato slices to the oil. Cook for two minutes until they have softened but are not cooked through. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.
- Return the potato slices to the hot oil for another five minutes until cooked through
- or until golden-brown and crisp. Remove and set aside to drain on kitchen paper.
- For the yellow pepper chilli jam
- heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and fry for 2-3 minutes
- or until softened. Add the pepper
- tomato
- chilli flakes
- wine vinegar
- sugar and tomato ketchup and cook for 8-10 minutes until the vegetables have visibly softened
- then add the sliced mangetout.
- To serve
- place the chicken goujons on a plate with the sweetcorn fritters and potatoes
- and garnish with a spoonful of the pepper chilli jam.

