Sweet Spicy Chicken with Lime & Coriander Couscous

Sweet & Spicy Chicken:

• 1

  1) Slice the onion, finely chop the chilli, peel and grate the ginger. Plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for 10seconds, then into icecold water. Drain, skin and quarter.

• 2

  2) Heat oil in a large pan and fry chicken until browned each side. Drain on kitchen paper.

• 3

  3) Lower the heat and fry the onion until soft and golden brown (about 10mins). Add the chilli, ginger, crushed garlic, tumeric and cinnamon stick and fry for a further 2-3 mins. Stir in the chicken stock and coconut. Bring up to a gentle simmer, stirring all the time, then bubble for about 5 mins.

• 4

  4) Add the chopped tomatoes and return the chicken to the casserole and simmer, uncovered, for about 25mins.

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  5) Add the punnet of baby tomatoes 5 mins before the end.

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  6) Serve with Lime and Coriander Couscous.

Lime & Coriander Couscous:

• 1

  1) Cook the beans in boiling, salted water for about 5mins or until tender. drain and refresh under cold running water. Grate the zest from 2 limes and squeeze the juice from them all.

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  2) Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the couscous and stir for 30 seconds over the heat. Stir in the chicken stock and lime juice, take off the heat and cover for about 10mins.

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  3) Stir in the lime zest, coriander and beans into the couscous, season with salt and pepper.