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🍽️ Crispy Chicken with Fresh Mango Salsa and Rice
546 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- chicken breast fillets 600 g
- oil 3 tbsp
- salt pinch
- pepper, black ground pinch
- bell pepper pinch
- spring onions 1 bunch
- sugar pinch
- long grain rice 300 g
- butter 2 tbsp
- organic limes 1 pc.
- mint, fresh 20 g
- mango 2 pc.
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the chicken under cold water and pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
- 2. Make shallow cuts across the meat about 1 centimeter apart, but be careful not to cut all the way through to the bone.
- 3. Mix 1 tablespoon of oil with salt, pepper, and paprika powder in a bowl.
- 4. Coat the chicken with the spice mixture and set it aside.
- 5. Wash the lime, cut it in half, and squeeze out the juice.
- 6. Wash the mint, shake off excess water, and pluck the leaves from the stems.
- 7. Finely chop the mint leaves.
- 8. Clean the spring onions, dry them, and trim off the root ends.
- 9. Slice the spring onions into thin rings.
- 10. Place the rice in a pot and cover it with about 450 milliliters of salted water.
- 11. Bring the water to a boil.
- 12. Reduce the heat to low to medium, cover the pot, and let the rice cook for about 15 minutes.
- 13. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a clean pan over high heat.
- 14. Fry the chicken on all sides for about 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.
- 15. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan.
- 16. Reduce the heat and cover the chicken.
- 17. Let the chicken cook for another 5 to 6 minutes.
- 18. Remove the pan from the heat and let the chicken keep warm, covered.
- 19. Peel the mango and cut the flesh away from the pit.
- 20. Dice the mango flesh into approximately 0.5 centimeter cubes.
- 21. Place the mango cubes, spring onion rings, and half of the mint into a bowl.
- 22. Season the salsa with 1 to 2 splashes of lime juice, salt, and sugar.
- 23. Fluff the cooked rice with a fork.
- 24. Stir 1 tablespoon of butter and the remaining mint into the rice.
- 25. Season the rice with 1 to 2 splashes of lime juice and salt.
- 26. Serve the rice, chicken, and mango salsa on plates.
- 27. Drizzle the dish with the pan juices and a bit of remaining lime juice.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 546
- Protein: 36 g · Fett/Fat: 17 g · Carbs: 70 g