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Friday, September 11, 2015

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.

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