Nico Reynolds from Lil Portie, a Caribbean pop-up restaurant loved for its fresh, innovative dishes, is back with a peruvian shredded chicken recipe that’s easy and delicious…
[restrict]I lived in a Peruvian neighbourhood for two years, and I’ll never get over the diversity of the dishes to come from one nation. A region with a mountain range declining all the way to the seas, with deserts and plains in between, a place where the indigenous populations met Europeans and mixed with Asian influences, and in later years, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Chinese influences left their echos in this land.
I started speeding up this recipe by shredding the chicken, cutting marinating time and immersing the flavours into it quicker. I like to use it as basic idea in Peruvian food.
Shredded Peruvian Chicken with green sauce and crushed potatoes
Serving 4 – 6
For the crushed potatoes
8 medium potatoes
3 table spoons of Salt
Method
Season the water with the Salt
Simmer the potato in a pot until fork tender
Allow the potatoes cool
With the underside of a pan or plate crush the potatoes to form a disc
In preheated oven (200c) place the potatoes on a tray and seasoning with a drizzle of olive oil and black pepper.
Roast for 30-35 mins until crispy flipping halfway through.
For the green sauce
3 jalapeño (Remove the seeds for milder heat )
2 spring onions
Handful of coriander
50g of mayo
Juice of one lime
20g parmesan
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
Blend together
For the chicken
4 -6 chicken breasts or thigh cooked & shredded
1 teaspoon of paprika
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of oregano
4 garlic cloves (minced)
4 tablespoon of olive oil,
Juice of one lime
2 tablespoons of tomato paste
100ml of chicken stock
Method
Add the olive oil and place a pan on a medium heat
Add the garlic and cook for 2-4 minutes
Add the spices, stock and tomato paste the reduce for 4-6 minutes
Stir in the chicken
And combine until mixture has thickened
Finish with the lime juice
Top the crushed potatoes with the chicken and dash the plate with the sauce
ENJOY!
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