Sticky Tamari Chicken & Togarashi Broccoli

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High protein 5 plants Low sat fat

Sticky Tamari Chicken & Togarashi Broccoli

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Cuisine: Japanese
Food group: Poultry

Glazed in sweet honey and tamari, then garnished with spring onions and sesame seeds - these British chicken thighs are gorgeously sticky. You’ll dish ‘em up with roasted potatoes and tenderstem broccoli dusted in lightly-spiced shichimi togarashi.

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9 / air fryer 190C
  • Line a baking tray with parchment paper
  • Pull out two medium frying pan, a sieve & a small bowl

Get the potatoes on

  • Halve the potatoes, quarter any larger ones. Place on the lined baking tray, toss with half the sesame seeds and 1 tbsp oil then season with a pinch of salt and pepper
  • Roast for 15 mins / air fryer 10 mins until softened
  • Toss with the miso paste then roast for a further 10-15 mins / airfryer 5-8 mins until golden and tender

Finish the prep

  • Meanwhile, trim the broccoli. Trim the pak choi and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • In the small bowl, mix the honey, tamari and 2tbsp water

Cook the chicken

  • Heat the medium frying pan with 2 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, lay the chicken thighs flat and cook for 8 mins on one side, then flip and cook for a further 9 mins, until golden and cooked through.
  • Pour over the chicken and simmer for a further 2-3mins, until thickened

Veg time

  • Heat the other frying pan on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the broccoli and cook for 3-4 mins, until softened. Add the sugar snaps and pak choi then season with salt and pepper. Add 1 tbsp water and steam for 2-3 mins until soft. Toss with the shichimi togarashi (for those who'd like the heat) and the vinegar

Plate up

  • Check your chicken is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
  • Thinly slice the chicken
  • Serve the chicken with the miso sesame potatoes and greens. Garnish with the remaining sesame seeds

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