Thai Lemongrass Chicken
with Murasaki Sweet Potatoes & Scallion-Peanut Oil
910 cals
25 mins
Description
We’re smellmaxxing over this one. There's the perfume of minced lemongrass and ponzu for top notes, and hot oil sizzled over garlic and peanuts for base notes. In between: textures of golden-fried chicken, fluffy sweet potatoes and a slappy cucumber salad.
Contains:
Peanuts • Sesame • Soy • Sulphites • Wheat
Ingredients
for 2 servings
(Double for 4 portions)
2 Canadian-raised chicken breasts (air chilled)
3 Cucumbers
450g Murasaki sweet potatoes
2 Garlic cloves
3 Scallions
30ml Ponzu lime sauce
15g Minced lemongrass
25g Chopped peanuts
12g Mellow Sesame spices (brown sugar, sea salt, white sesame seeds, garlic, sunflower oil, paprika oleoresin, ginger, black pepper)
Nutrition
Total fat | 53g |
Saturated Fat | 7g |
Sodium | 1340mg |
Total carbs | 63g |
Sugar | 17g |
Protein | 46g |
Fibres | 10g |
Recipe Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Lightly oil the basket.
- Cut the sweet potatoes lengthwise into ½ inch wedges.
- On a lined sheet pan, toss with a drizzle of oil and S&P.
- Roast, flipping halfway, 22 to 24 min., until browned and tender.
- Meanwhile, pat the chicken* dry. In a medium bowl, toss with 1 tsp of the ponzu, 1 tbsp oil (double both for 4 portions), the lemongrass, ½ the spices and S&P.
- Place in the air fryer and lightly brush or spray with oil.
- Fry, 13 to 15 min., until browned and cooked through.
- Chicken thighs: 12 to 14 min.
- Meanwhile, mince the garlic.
- Thinly slice the scallions crosswise.
- In a small bowl, combine the scallions, peanuts, garlic and ½ the remaining spices.
- In a small pan, heat ¼ cup oil on medium.
- Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until beginning to shimmer.
- Carefully transfer to the bowl of scallions and peanuts; season with S&P.
- Thinly slice the cucumbers crosswise.
- In a second medium bowl, combine the cucumbers, remaining ponzu and spices, and a drizzle of oil.
- Divide the sweet potatoes, chicken (slice beforehand if desired) and cucumber salad between your plates.
- Drizzle the chicken and sweet potatoes with the scallion-peanut oil. Bon appétit!
