Sizzling Sweet Potato Skewers

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 large skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2 . 5cm cubes
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 . 5cm cubes
• fresh bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons honey or 2 tablespoons sugar
• 6 skewers
• 1 -2 chili pepper, depending on how spicy you like your food (or more)
• 5 sprigs thyme
• 2 spring onions
• fresh ginger
• 3 tablespoons honey
• cracked black pepper
• 1 large sweet potato
• 1 raw beetroot
• 1 fennel bulb
• 1 orange
• 1 bunch flat leaf parsley
• 1 fresh mint
• 5 -8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• sea salt (optional)
• cracked black pepper
• 2 oranges, juice of

Recipe

• 1 method.
• 2 cut the chillies, spring onions, thyme and ginger into thin strips and place into a large bowl.
• 3 add the honey, orange juice and black pepper and mix well.
• 4 add the chicken and gently mix together, marinating the chicken well. cover and place in the fridge for at least one hour.
• 5 cook the cubed sweet potatoes in boiling water for 4 minutes, drain and set aside.
• 6 cook the chicken on a griddle pan or on a bbq until juices run clear, turning frequently. drain and reserve the marinade when cooked.
• 7 build the skewers, alternating between chicken, sweet potato and bay leaves.
• 8 pour the reserve marinade in a pan with honey or sugar, bring to the boil and turn the heat down to reduce the marinade to thick syrup.
• 9 coat the chicken with the marinade and serve with a sweet potato salad on the side.
• 10 to prepare the salad , peel and slice the beetroot and then place in a bowl of cold water.
• 11 peel the sweet potato into strips, and place in a large bowl with sliced fennel and orange segments. drain and dry the beetroot and combine together.
• 12 add the mint and parsley together with the seasoning and serve.