Sizzling Sweet Potato Skewers
- For the Skewers
- 4 Large skinless chicken breasts cut into 2.5cm cubes
- 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 2.5cm cubes
- Fresh bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons Honey or sugar
- 6 Skewers
- 2 Oranges (juiced)
- 1-2 Chillies
- 5 sprigs of thyme
- 2 spring onions
- 3 tablespoons Honey
- Cracked black pepper
- Fresh ginger
- For the Salad
- 1 Large sweet potato
- 1 Raw beetroot
- 1 Fennel bulb
- 1 Orange
- Small bunch of parsley
- Small bunch of parsley
- 5-8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- Sea salt (Optional)
- Cracked black pepper
- 1.tut the chillies, spring onions, thyme and ginger into thin strips and place into a large bowl.
- 2.tdd the honey, orange juice and black pepper and mix well.
- 3.tdd the chicken and gently mix together, marinating the chicken well. Cover and place in the fridge for at least one hour.
- 4.took the cubed sweet potatoes in boiling water for 4 minutes, drain and set aside.
- 5.took the chicken on a griddle pan or on a BBQ until juices run clear, turning frequently. Drain and reserve the marinade when cooked.
- 6.tuild the skewers, alternating between chicken, sweet potato and bay leaves.
- 7.tour the reserve marinade in a pan with honey or sugar, bring to the boil and turn the heat down to reduce the marinade to thick syrup.
- 8.toat the chicken with the marinade and serve with a sweet potato salad on the side.
- 9.teel and slice the beetroot and then place in a bowl of cold water.
- 10.teel the sweet potato into strips, and place in a large bowl with sliced fennel and orange segments. Drain and dry the beetroot and combine together.
- 11.tdd the mint and parsley together with the seasoning and serve.
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Taken from food52.com/recipes/28915-sizzling-sweet-potato-skewers (may not work)