Protein Swap | Thai Lemongrass Chicken
with Murasaki Sweet Potatoes & Scallion-Peanut Oil
Cooking time
25 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
910 /serving
We’re smellmaxxing over this one. There's the perfume of minced lemongrass and ponzu for top notes, and hot oil sizzled over garlic and peanuts for base notes. In between: textures of golden-fried chicken, fluffy sweet potatoes and a slappy cucumber salad.
We will send you:
- 4 Canadian-raised chicken thighs (air chilled)
- 3 Cucumbers
- 450g Murasaki sweet potatoes
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 3 Scallions
- 30ml Ponzu lime sauce
- 15g Minced lemongrass
- 25g Chopped peanuts
- 12g Mellow Sesame spices (brown sugar, sea salt, white sesame seeds, garlic, sunflower oil, paprika oleoresin, ginger, black pepper)
Contains: Peanuts • Sesame • Soy • Sulphites • Wheat
You will need:
Oil
Parchment paper
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Sheet pan
Small pan
Air fryer
Total Fat
56 g
Saturated Fat
8 g
Sodium
1420 mg
Total Carb
63 g
Sugars
17 g
Protein
41 g
Fibre
10 g
Preparation
Roast the sweet potatoes
- Preheat the oven to 450°F. Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Lightly oil the basket.
- Cut the sweet potatoes lengthwise into ½ inch wedges.
- On a lined sheet pan, toss with a drizzle of oil and S&P.
- Roast, flipping halfway, 22 to 24 min., until browned and tender.
Fry the chicken
- Meanwhile, pat the chicken* dry. In a medium bowl, toss with 1 tsp of the ponzu, 1 tbsp oil (double both for 4 portions), the lemongrass, ½ the spices and S&P.
- Place in the air fryer and lightly brush or spray with oil.
- Fry, 13 to 15 min., until browned and cooked through.
Make the scallion-peanut oil
- Meanwhile, mince the garlic.
- Thinly slice the scallions crosswise.
- In a small bowl, combine the scallions, peanuts, garlic and ½ the remaining spices.
- In a small pan, heat ¼ cup oil on medium.
- Cook, stirring often, 1 to 2 min., until beginning to shimmer.
- Carefully transfer to the bowl of scallions and peanuts; season with S&P.
Make the cucumber salad
- Thinly slice the cucumbers crosswise.
- In a second medium bowl, combine the cucumbers, remaining ponzu and spices, and a drizzle of oil.
Plate your dish
- Divide the sweet potatoes, chicken and cucumber salad between your plates.
- Drizzle the chicken and sweet potatoes with the scallion-peanut oil. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking poultry to a minimum internal temperature of 74°C.
