Name: Nacho-fried chicken with coconut-apple slaw
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: amasi or buttermilk 1litre,garlic powder 1T,onion powder 1T,paprika 1T,chicken seasoning 1T,free-range deboned chicken thighs 1.5kg,For the coating: ,cake flour 180g,fresh thyme leaves 1T,garlic powder 1T,onion powder 1T,paprika 1T,chicken seasoning 1T,Woolworths salsa nacho chips, crushed 100g,canola oil, for frying ,limes, juiced 2,habanero sauce 2T,For the slaw: ,Granny Smith apples, cut into matchsticks 2,fennel bulb, thinly sliced 1,baby cabbages, thinly sliced 2,fresh coconut, thinly sliced 50g,whole almonds, roughly chopped 50g,For the dressing: ,coconut milk 1 x 400 gcan,limes, juiced 2,good-quality mayonnaise ¾cup,honey 2t

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Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cooking Time 1 hour

Ingredients

3 T olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 bulb fennel, trimmed and chopped (or 2 leeks)
1–2 sticks celery, chopped
2 large cloves garlic, crushed
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 bay leaf
a strip lemon peel
½ cup dry white wine
4 cups fish stock
800 g–1 kg sustainable white fish, skinned and filleted
parsley, finely chopped, for sprinkling
steamed baby potatoes, for serving

For the aïoli:

2 free-range egg yolks, at room temperature
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 T fresh lemon juice, strained
1 cup olive oil
2–3 large cloves garlic, crushed

Method

1. In a large sauté pan with a lid, gently soften the onion, fennel or leeks and celery in the olive oil, adding a little more if necessary. They should be very soft but still pale. Stir in the garlic and a little seasoning. Add the bay leaf, lemon peel and wine and allow to bubble for a few minutes. Pour in the fish stock. Simmer uncovered for 20 minutes.

2. Add the fish, cover and poach for 5 minutes, or until just cooked. Remove using a slotted spoon and set aside.

3. To make the aïoli, blend or process the egg yolks with the seasoning and lemon juice. Gradually add enough oil to make a thick, creamy mayonnaise. Stir in the garlic and check the seasoning.

4. Whisk ½ cup of the fish poaching liquid with ½ cup aïoli. Add to the remaining broth and whisk until slightly thickened.

5. Return the fish to the pan and gently heat through. Check the seasoning. Serve the fish and broth sprinkled with parsley, with the baby potatoes and remaining aïoli on the side.

Cook's note: This is my take on the famous fish stew from Marseilles. Rich, garlicky aïoli is stirred into the broth to enrich and thicken it. Like the French do, I serve extra aïoli on the side.

Photographs: Toby Murphy
Production: Brita Du Plessis
Food assistant: Nicola Naude

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