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Hello Hah! Chicken



Well it's summer now and we need something that will blend beautifully with a salad and some nice cold drinks and to even eat outside. This can be done on the BBQ if you want too.  It's a great blend of flavour, and a bit of spice that will be a real favourite.


INGREDIENTS:

Chicken breasts sliced thinly
Pineapple slices (tinned is lovely)
1/2 cup Orange juice
2 dsp Paprika
1 dsp Powdered ginger
1/2 cup Honey
2 dsp Soy Sauce
Sliced Jahlsberg or mild cheese



So when you rush in the door, slice the chicken breasts thinly into flat steaks. You want them thin so they soak up the flavour, and also so they cook quickly.  They can also be flung into a bun for a great option.

You need something to marinate in.  Not you personally, the chicken!

You can use a lasagna tray, a special plastic container, but if you want to be really clever and save on the washing up, use big sandwich bags.  Then they can be thrown out! Not necessarily environmentally friendly but sometimes when you're in a rush that side of things can be skipped once in a while.

Mix together half a cup of orange juice, 2 dessertspoonsful of paprika, 1 dessertspoonful of ginger, half a cup of honey and 2 dessertspoonsful of soy sauce.  Give it a good stir or shake then slip the chicken steaks into the bag or dish.  Drain the pineapple slices and carefully put them in the marinade too.  Really whammy the flavour.

Now you can go do anything else you need to, like make the salads, wash the dog or any other quick job you want to squeeze into the afternoon rush.

The steaks can be very quickly grilled on a BBQ, indoor hotplate, or pan until done. When they are turned, so half way through cooking, slip the pineapple onto the hotplate as well to just brown. This will caramelise beautifully due to the spices and sauce.  Place a pineapple slice onto a chicken steak and top with a slice of cheese.  Leave just a minute to melt the cheese and its ready.

These are great piled into turkish bread, or a roll, or just with a salad.

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