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Creamy Herb Chicken
This is great as a filling for a crusty roll or sandwiches. Or serve with a salad.
Ingredients show imperial units
- 125g chicken strips
- 2 tablespoons crème fraiche
Crème fraiche
The French version of soured cream, it’s twice as rich, and thicker than the British version of sour cream.
- It can be used to lace soups, sauces and stews or it can be spooned over puddings and stirred into sweet dishes. Great for adding to leftovers, as it is quite rich and can withstand being heated.
- Plain full-fat yoghurt can be used instead of crème fraîche in cooking as long as you heat it gently – adding a little cornflour, which can help to prevent it from separating.
- The best crème fraîche comes from a strictly controlled area of Normandy called Isigny-sur-Mer and it’s sold in larger supermarkets in the UK.
- 2 tablespoons chopped tarragon, mint or basil
Herbs
Ideal for seasoning pastas.
To keep cut parsley or coriander, put in a hole free polythene bag with a couple of tablespoons of cold water, give the bag a good shake and keep in the salad drawer of the fridge. Herbs should keep for a week like this.
- Salt
Salt
Consider tablesalt, sea salt or crystals.
Sea salt’s pronounced and salty flavour means less is required to season food.
- Black pepper
Black peppercorns
Best used as a condiment.
They can be lightly crushed and used to spice up a creamy sauce or to coat fillet steak or chicken breasts.- Although it might seem odd, grinding black pepper over a bowl of strawberries enhances the flavour of the fruit.
- Pepper that is pre-ground is not fresh tasting and often has other ingredients mixed in.
- Choose the type of mill that suits you, and if you want coarser pepper you can loosen the screw on the top of the mill or crush the seeds in a pestle and mortar
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3 tablespoons Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise
Good for sandwiches and dressings
Unopened commercial mayonnaise can be stored on the shelf up to the use by date. Once opened, it must be refrigerated but will still last up to a year or six months from the date on the jar.
Instructions
- Mix leftover chicken strips with a few tablespoons of mayonnaise mixed with the crème fraiche.
- Flavour with herbs such as tarragon, mint or basil and season with salt and pepper.
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