Chicken with banana anyone?02 Sep
The Funky Chicken
For those of you that attended Holdenby over the weekend you would have seen a fantastic demo from Portfolio Events Head Chef, Martin Brown. Martin cooked up an unusual combination of chicken and banana, A bemused audience tasted the dish and loved it. Many of you requested a copy of the recipe – so here you go.
Recipe to feed 4
2 x Bananas
1 x 500g bag of Baby Spinach (wash before use)
3 x Large Baking potatoes
1 x glove of garlic
1 x carton of Orange Juice
1 x shot of Cointreau
1 x Chicken stock cube (we use chicken stock but a cube will work as well)
Cornflower, olive oil
Salt and Pepper
For the chicken
Remove the skin and the fillet from the supreme (retain the fillet), butterfly the remaining breast creating a pocket, cut the banana to size, season and roll in spinach leaves, then slide into the pocket in the chicken. Spread the reserved fillet out and fit over the top of the banana pocket sealing it in. Enclose the breast in cling film to create a barrel. Place it into boiling water for 15 – 20 minutes until cooked.
For the potatoes
Peel potatoes and finely dice, peel garlic and finely chop, place on a baking tray, season and drizzle with oil, and cook for 20 mins at 190 until golden brown
For the sauce
Make stock up and reduce by a 1/3, add 4 fl oz of Orange Juice then the shot of Cointreau, reduce by half, season and thicken if necessary
For the spinach
Saute the remaining Spinach in Olive oil and season, this will need straining as spinach releases lots of water
Alternatively you can take the strain out of cooking and let Portfolio Events do it for you! They cater for dinner parties of 4 through to buffets for thousands. They can be contacted on (01604) 686 726, or visit their website for more details www.portfolioevents.com
