Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Thai chicken burgers with cucumber relish







Ingredients

  1. 3 skinless free-range chicken breasts
  2. 100g fresh breadcrumbs
  3. 1 tbsp plain flour
  4. 2 small red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped
  5. 5 spring onions, finely chopped
  6. Grated zest and juice of 1 lime, plus extra wedges to serve
  7. 4 tsp soy sauce
  8. Dash of fish sauce
  9. 1 tsp lemongrass paste (we used Bart Lemon Grass, from Waitrose)
  10. 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
  11. 1 medium free-range egg, whisked
  12. 2 tbsp olive oil
  13. ½ tsp sugar
  14. ½ cucumber, peeled and diced
  15. Roasted sweet potato wedges tossed with fresh coriander, to serve

Method

  1.  Finely dice the chicken. Place it in a large bowl with the breadcrumbs, flour, two-thirds of the chilli, spring onion, the zest of 1 lime and the juice of ½, 3 tsp of the soy sauce, the fish sauce, lemongrass paste and coriander. Add enough egg to bring it all together. Shape into 4 burgers, put on a lined plate and cover with cling film. Chill for 20 minutes.
  2.  Meanwhile, make the cucumber relish. Mix the remaining soy, sugar, juice of the remaining ½ lime and remaining chilli, pour over the cucumber and combine. Set aside.
  3.  Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and brown the burgers for 2-3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a lined baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes or until cooked through.
  4. Serve with the cucumber relish, roasted sweet potato wedges and extra lime wedges.

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