ORIENTAL-STYLE CHICKEN WITH GUACAMOLE
ORIENTAL-STYLE CHICKEN WITH GUACAMOLE
ORIENTAL-STYLE CHICKEN WITH GUACAMOLE

Ingredients
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 lime
  • juice only
  • 1 piece fresh ginger
  • peeled
  • grated
  • 2 red chillies
  • finely chopped
  • 1 bunch of coriander
  • leaves removed
  • roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • cut into 1cm/½in strips
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 spring onions
  • sliced on the diagonal
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • toasted
  • 2 ripe avocados
  • skinned and chopped
  • 2 limes
  • juice only
  • 1 clove garlic
  • crushed to a paste
  • 4 tbsp fresh coriander
  • chopped
  • 1 red chilli
  • finely chopped
  • 1 shallot
  • finely chopped
  • 150ml/5fl oz olive oil
  • splash Tabasco sauce
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • For the marinade
  • place all the marinade ingredients into a bowl and mix to combine.
  • For the chicken
  • place the chicken into the bowl of marinade. Stir well and leave to marinate in the fridge
  • covered in cling film for at least one hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • Heat a griddle pan until hot then add the marinated chicken strips. Cook over a high heat for 1-2 minutes
  • turning once so they brown nicely on both sides.
  • Transfer the chicken strips to a baking sheet and place into the oven to cook for a further five minutes
  • or until completely cooked through.
  • Remove the chicken from the oven and season with coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Sprinkle with the spring onions and toasted sesame seeds.
  • For the guacamole
  • place the chopped avocados into a bowl and add the lime juice.
  • Add the remaining guacamole ingredients
  • mix well and season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • To serve
  • place the chicken onto six plates with a spoonful of guacamole served alongside each.