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Spicy chicken-and wild mushroom dumplings with sweet chilli sauce and coconut broth

25 minutes

Chilli recipes

Smoked beef brisket, burnt-end beans and roast corn with chilli-and coriander salsa

1 hour

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Grilled pink fir potatoes with pickled cucumber salad

20 minutes

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Parrilla-style aged T-bone with chimichurri and roast red pepper-and-tomato salsa

1 hour

Chilli recipes

Chilli con carne

1 hour 30 minutes

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Braai bruschetta

10 minutes

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Grapefruit and grilled radicchio salad with garlic-and-chilli dressing

1 hour

Brinjal recipes

Korean stir-fried brinjals

15 minutes

Poached chicken with spicy Sichuan sauce

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

Chicken

3 l water
50 g ginger, sliced
6 spring onions
3 t salt
1 T powdered chicken stock
1 t coriander leaves
1.5 kg whole chicken approximately

Sauce

125 ml chilli sauce
4 T light soya sauce
2 t garlic, chopped
2 spring onion, chopped
1 t peanuts, chopped
2 t sesame seeds
1 t sesame oil
1 t powdered chicken stock
1/2 t white sugar
125 ml fermented black beans (optional)

Method

Pour the water into a large, deep saucepan and add all the ingredients except the chicken.

Bring the water to a boil, add the chicken, cover and reduce the heat.

Cook for 45 minutes, remove the chicken and transfer it to ice water to stop the cooking process.

Slice the chicken into thick pieces.

Arrange on a plate and drizzle over the sauce.

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Poached chicken with spicy Sichuan sauce

Poached chicken with spicy Sichuan sauce

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