Ingredients

• 500ml/18fl oz vegetable oil
• for deep frying
• 55g/2oz unsalted butter
• softened
• ½ red chilli
• chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley
• chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh basil
• chopped
• 1 chicken breast
• cut in half (pockets cut into the side of each with a sharp knife)
• 50g/1¾oz flour
• seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 whole free-range eggs
• beaten
• 100g/3½oz white breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp tomato
• chopped
• 1 tbsp onion
• chopped
• 1 tsp chilli
• chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh coriander
• chopped
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ½ lime
• juice only
• ½ sweet potato
• peeled
• chopped and boiled until tender
• 25g/1oz unsalted butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
• Heat the oil in a deep heavy-bottomed saucepan
• until very hot or until a breadcrumb sizzles in it. (CAUTION: Hot oil is very dangerous. Do not leave unattended.)
• To make the herby butter
• place the butter
• chilli
• parsley and basil into a bow and mash together with a fork.
• For the chicken
• divide the herby butter into two pieces and stuff into each of the chicken pockets.
• Place the flour into a bowl and dredge the chicken in the flour. Dip the chicken into the egg to coat
• then dip into the breadcrumbs to coat. Repeat the dipping and coating with the egg and breadcrumbs.
• Carefully lower the chicken pockets into the hot oil and fry until crisp and golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.
• Place the chicken onto a baking sheet and transfer to the oven to cook for 5-6 minutes
• or until completely cooked through.
• For the salsa
• place the tomato
• onion
• chilli
• coriander
• oil and lime juice into a bowl
• mix together and season
• to taste
• with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• For the potatoes
• add the butter and olive oil to the cooked sweet potatoes
• season
• to taste
• with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mash to your prefered consistency.
• To serve
• spoon the mash onto a plate with the chicken placed alongside
• then spoon around some of the salsa.