Salt and Pepper Chicken
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Prep Time
10 MINS
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Cook Time
40 MINS
- KCals 308
- Carbs 11G
Ingredients
For the salt and pepper chicken
- 8 chicken thighs or drumsticks - all skin removed
- 2-3 tbsp salt and pepper spice mix see below for recipe
- ½ red pepper deseeded and chopped
- 3 spring onions finely chopped
- ½ onion finely chopped
- ½ chilli deseeded and finely chopped
- low calorie cooking spray
For the spice mix
- 1 tbsp sea salt flakes
- 1 tbsp granulated sweetener or other sweetener
- ½ tbsp Chinese 5 spice
- 1 good pinch chilli flakes depending on how hot you like it
- 1 tsp ground white pepper
Instructions
To make the salt and pepper spice mix
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Toast the salt flakes in a hot pan until they start to brown - it's very important to do this to get the true salt and pepper flavour.
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Mix the toasted salt and all the other spice mix ingredients together.
To make the salt and pepper chicken
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Sprinkle the chicken thighs with a couple of teaspoons of the spice mix.
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Place them on a baking tray and cook as per pack instructions (usually around 30 minutes at 190°C).
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When the chicken is cooked, heat up a wok sprayed with some low calorie cooking spray.
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Add the spring onions, onions, chilli and peppers to the wok and cook until they start to brown slightly.
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Add the chicken thighs to the wok along with 1 or 2 tablespoons of spice mix. Don't add it all at once, add it a bit at a time, taste and stop when it's spicy enough.
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Cook through for another 3 or 4 minutes, then serve sprinkled with some finely chopped spring onions.