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🍽️ Asian Chicken Skewers

466 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 orange
• 1 tsp honey
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 300 g chicken breast fillet (2 chicken breast fillets)
• 0.5 lime
• 175 g silken tofu
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• salt
• pepper
• 4 tbsp sesame seeds
• 3 spring onions
• 300 g small Chinese cabbage (0.5 small Chinese cabbage)
• 1 pink grapefruit

Instructions

1. 1. Squeeze the halved orange. Boil 125 milliliters of the juice in a small pot until it reduces by half. Then stir in honey and soy sauce.
2. 2. Wash the chicken meat and pat it dry. Cut it into cubes of about 1 centimeter.
3. 3. Thread 3 or 4 pieces of meat onto small skewers and place them in a shallow baking dish. Pour the orange juice over them and let the skewers marinate in the refrigerator, covered with cling film, for at least 1 hour.
4. 4. In the meantime, squeeze the lime. Mix silken tofu, sesame oil, salt, pepper, and 2 teaspoons of lime juice in a bowl.
5. 5. Lightly toast the sesame seeds in a pan and let them cool briefly. Set aside 1 teaspoon and mix the rest into the tofu sauce.
6. 6. Clean and wash the spring onions. Slice the white and light green parts into thin rings.
7. 7. Clean and wash the Napa cabbage. Cut it into thin strips.
8. 8. Peel the grapefruit thickly so that all white skin is removed. Cut the flesh into small pieces.
9. 9. Mix the Napa cabbage, onions, grapefruit pieces, and tofu sauce. Let the mixture sit for 15 minutes and then season with salt and pepper.
10. 10. Drain the chicken skewers.
11. 11. Heat a grill pan and fry the skewers in it over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Serve them on plates with the salad and sprinkle with the reserved sesame seeds.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 466
• Protein: 47 g · Fett/Fat: 21 g · Carbs: 17 g