Asian Chicken Skewers

Prep: 25min
| Servings: 2 | Cook: 10min
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Spoonsparrow Asian chicken skewers with Chinese cabbage offer tenderness, bite and a burst of flavors.

Ingredients

  • 1 orange
  • 1 tsp Honey
  • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 300 g chicken breast fillet (2 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 head)
  • 1 pink grapefruit

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Halve the orange and squeeze out juice. Reduce 125 ml of orange juice in a small saucepan until half volume, then stir in honey and soy sauce.

  2. 2.

    Wash and pat dry the chicken, cut into ~1 cm cubes.

  3. 3.

    Thread 3 or 4 pieces onto each skewer and place them on a shallow baking dish. Drizzle with the orange reduction and cover with plastic wrap; marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour.

  4. 4.

    Meanwhile squeeze lime juice. In a bowl whisk silken tofu, sesame oil, salt, pepper and 2 tsp lime juice.

  5. 5.

    Toast sesame seeds lightly in a pan, let cool briefly. Reserve 1 tbsp, mix the rest into the tofu sauce.

  6. 6.

    Trim spring onions, wash and slice white and light green parts into thin rings.

  7. 7.

    Wash Chinese cabbage, trim and cut into fine strips.

  8. 8.

    Peel grapefruit so that all white pith is removed; cut flesh into small pieces.

  9. 9.

    Combine cabbage, scallions, grapefruit, and tofu sauce; let sit 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

  10. 10.

    Drain the chicken skewers.

  11. 11.

    Heat a grill pan and cook skewers for 3-4 minutes per side over medium heat. Serve on plates with salad and sprinkle reserved sesame seeds.