A touch of the Caribbean brings summer holiday spirits to chicken as UK nights draw in...
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| Terrific flavours with or without a little heat 'lively and bright' taster |
67goingon50 has become enamoured with M&S's higher welfare chicken, especially whole legs, which cost all of £1.20 for a 500gm/17.5oz package.
They're a double-duty delight; the legs divide easily into drums and thighs, making at least two meals.
The drumsticks are teamed with onion, carrot, celery, ginger & garlic and covered with 3-4 inches of water to produce an intensely flavoured broth/soup stock. No need need for granules or cubes! Shred the meat and freeze for sandwiches or pies.
As for the chicken thighs...even in a cost-of-living crisis, a cook worries that people will be bored by them, especially if recipes are...well, a little pedestrian.
But this recipe - full of bright flavours - will shake them up, in a good way.
And for cook: the option of three easy cooking methods
Cost: £1.25'ish
Serves: 2-3, depending on size and number of thighs in the packet; recipe multiplies easily
Ingredients:
min 2, max 3 chicken thighs (skin on or off, according to worries about cholesterol)
Marinade/Sauce
1/3 cup ketchup (low sugar, if poss)1 tsp soy saucemin 1-max 2 tsp brown sugar, depending on taste1/4 tsp pepper1/8 tsp oregano1/8 tsp chilli flakes (opt)zest of 1 whole lime & juice of 1/2 lime1-2 garlic cloves, peeled & grated (opt) - 67 didn't bother
extra water or stock & lime juice for sauce
Method:
