Mandarin chicken
Preparation time: 5 minutes, plus marinating
Cooking time: 20 minutes
500 g/1 lb. boneless, skinless
Chicken breast, diced
300 g/10 oz. can mandarin
and juice reserved
grated rind and juice of
1 lemon
4 spring onions, shredded
2 tablespoons onions Thai seven
Spice seasoning
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
Place the diced chicken in a bowl with the mandarin juice, lemon rind and juice, spring onions, seven-spice seasoning and soy sauce. Stir to combine and leave to marinate, covered in a refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight.
Before cooking. Soak 4 wooden skewers in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain. Thread the chicken and mandarin segments on to the skewers, packing them tightly together So the fruit does not fall off. Place under a preheated medium grill and cook for 10 minutes Turn the skewers,
baste with any remaining marinade and cook for a further 10 minutes Serve on a bed of low-fat noodles tossed with spring onions and red chilies.