CHICKEN GOUJONS WITH SWEETCORN FRITTERS
CHICKEN GOUJONS WITH SWEETCORN FRITTERS
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.