Spicedchickenandmandarintagine,68p.ByJackMonroeread her fab blog for more recipes www.agirlcalledjack.comThisspicedchickenandmandarintaginewillserveusfortwonightsinarow–thechickenlegswereararetreatinthisweek’sshoppingbutI’llgettwonightsdinnerfromthem,plusastockbaseforasouporrisottoonWednesday.Istillrifledthroughthebottomshelftofindthecheapestpack,andthoughtIhaditat£1.92,butthenfoundonefor£1.88instead!
Howtomakeit:
Ingredients(Servesfour):
4chickenlegs,£1.88(SainsburysBasics)1largeonion,11p(loose,Sainsburys)2fatclovesofgarlic,5p(£1.90/10bulbsavg8cloveseach,Sainsburys)400gchoppedtomatoes,35p(HappyShopper)1/2canbrokenmandarinsegments,12p(23p/312g,SainsburysBasics)15mlwhitewinevinegar,3p(£1.15/500ml,Sainsburys)15mllemonjuice,4p(60p/250ml,Sainsburys)1vegetableorchickenstockcube,2p(20pfor10,SainsburysBasics)1tspcumin,5papprox(£1/jar,Sainsburys)1tspturmeric,5papprox(£1/jar,Sainburys)1tsppaprika,5papprox(£1/jar,Sainsburys)1smallredchilli–herbgardenHandfuloffreshparsley–herbgardenHandfuloffreshmint–herbgarden
First,placethechickenlegsskinsidedowninalargenonstickpan(Iusedmy‘everything’sautépanthatI’vehadforanageandliterallydomostofmydinnersin…)
Bringthepantoaverygentleheattoseepsomeofthefatfromthechicken,oraddasplashofoiltospeedthingsup.
Brownthechickenonbothsidesonamediumheat.
Peelandslicetheonionandgarlic,andfinelyslicethechilli,andtossintothepanwithateaspooneachofpaprika,turmericandcumin.Crumbleinthestockcube.
Addthewetingredients:choppedtomatoes,mandarinsandjuice,thewhitewinevinegarandlemonjuice,andstirwelltocombine.
Throwintheherbs,andbringthepantotheboil,thenreducetoamediumsimmerforaround20minutestocookthechickenthrough.Topupwithhalfacupofwaterifitstartstodryout.
Meanwhile,boilsomeplainricetoaccompany.
Whenthechickeniscookedthrough,removethepanfromtheheatandservewiththerice.
Tomakeitmuchcheaper,replacethechickenwithchickpeasandstartfromthe‘onionandgarlic’stage…
*(AllpricesquotedareSainsburysorSainsburysBasicswhereavailable,correctattimeofpublication.CostscheckedagainstASDASmartPrice,TescoValue,MorrisonsValueandWaitroseEssentialsranges.Somevariationbetweensupermarketsbutmostitemswidelyavailableatsimilarprices.)
Printed with express permission. Copyrignt: Jack Monroe 2013. Search, Hull. Aug 2013
