Asian Chicken Skewers
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
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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.
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2.
Wash and pat dry the chicken, cut into ~1 cm cubes.
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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.
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4.
Meanwhile squeeze lime juice. In a bowl whisk silken tofu, sesame oil, salt, pepper and 2 tsp lime juice.
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5.
Toast sesame seeds lightly in a pan, let cool briefly. Reserve 1 tbsp, mix the rest into the tofu sauce.
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6.
Trim spring onions, wash and slice white and light green parts into thin rings.
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7.
Wash Chinese cabbage, trim and cut into fine strips.
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8.
Peel grapefruit so that all white pith is removed; cut flesh into small pieces.
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9.
Combine cabbage, scallions, grapefruit, and tofu sauce; let sit 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
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10.
Drain the chicken skewers.
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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.