This delicious open chicken sandwich has a chilli jam in the recipe that has been known to make people cry it’s so good. What a fabulous combination.
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 40 mins
Ingredients:
- 4 boneless and skinless chicken thighs
- A glug of olive oil
- A few sprigs of thyme (save a few for your jam)
- Crusty loaf
For the Tomato Chilli Jam:
- 1 red onion, diced
- 6 tomatoes, diced
- ½ mug brown sugar
- 1 chilli, chopped
- A glug of balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- 1 tsp cumin seeds, ground
- A pinch of salt and pepper
For the Salsa:
- 1 mango, cubed
- A handful coriander, chopped
- 1 avocado, cubed
- Juice of 1 lime
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas mark 6.
- Pop the chicken thighs into a roasting tray. Add a glug of olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper and a generous handful of thyme. Roast in preheated oven till skin is brown and crispy (approx 40 mins).
- Fry one onion in a large pan until soft; keep the other one for later. When the onion is done add your tomatoes, a few chopped sprigs of thyme, brown sugar, one chilli (the other one’s for the salsa), balsamic vinegar, tomato purée, lemon juice, cumin and a pinch of salt and pepper. Reduce till thick and sticky.
- Whilst the jam is bubbling away whip up your salsa. Pop your mango, red onion, avocado, coriander and chilli in a bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to your lime juice, taste and drizzle over the salsa.
- Toast a slice of bread per person, smother with the chilli jam and pop your roasted chicken thigh on top. Serve with the salsa and a little extra jam if you fancy it.
Recipe by kind permission of Abel & Cole
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