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🍽️ Crispy Chicken with Fresh Mango Salsa and Rice

546 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Rinse the chicken under cold water and pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
  2. 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. 3. Mix 1 tablespoon of oil with salt, pepper, and paprika powder in a bowl.
  4. 4. Coat the chicken with the spice mixture and set it aside.
  5. 5. Wash the lime, cut it in half, and squeeze out the juice.
  6. 6. Wash the mint, shake off excess water, and pluck the leaves from the stems.
  7. 7. Finely chop the mint leaves.
  8. 8. Clean the spring onions, dry them, and trim off the root ends.
  9. 9. Slice the spring onions into thin rings.
  10. 10. Place the rice in a pot and cover it with about 450 milliliters of salted water.
  11. 11. Bring the water to a boil.
  12. 12. Reduce the heat to low to medium, cover the pot, and let the rice cook for about 15 minutes.
  13. 13. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a clean pan over high heat.
  14. 14. Fry the chicken on all sides for about 2 to 3 minutes until golden brown.
  15. 15. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the pan.
  16. 16. Reduce the heat and cover the chicken.
  17. 17. Let the chicken cook for another 5 to 6 minutes.
  18. 18. Remove the pan from the heat and let the chicken keep warm, covered.
  19. 19. Peel the mango and cut the flesh away from the pit.
  20. 20. Dice the mango flesh into approximately 0.5 centimeter cubes.
  21. 21. Place the mango cubes, spring onion rings, and half of the mint into a bowl.
  22. 22. Season the salsa with 1 to 2 splashes of lime juice, salt, and sugar.
  23. 23. Fluff the cooked rice with a fork.
  24. 24. Stir 1 tablespoon of butter and the remaining mint into the rice.
  25. 25. Season the rice with 1 to 2 splashes of lime juice and salt.
  26. 26. Serve the rice, chicken, and mango salsa on plates.
  27. 27. Drizzle the dish with the pan juices and a bit of remaining lime juice.

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