Cajun Spice Chicken with Southern Style Potato Salad

Ingredients

Cajun Spice Mix

• 3 tsp sea salt
• 2 tsp ground white pepper
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tbsp paprika
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp salt
• Aioli and fresh lime serve

Chicken Pieces

• 4 x 200gm chicken breast, sliced into 2cm thick pieces (length ways)
• 1 tbsp oil

Potato Salad

•  1 kg sweet potato diced and roasted
• 500 g large washed potato diced and roasted
• 150 ml whole egg mayonnaise
• 1 celery stick sliced
• ½ red onion sliced
• 3 hardboiled eggs
• 3 rashes of bacon, grilled
• ¼ bnch parsley chopped
• ½ pnt cherry tomatoes
• 1 head baby coz

DIRECTIONS

Spice rub

1. For spice rub, combine all ingredients together and store in an air tight container until ready to use.

Chicken

1. Rub the spice mix over the chicken breast and allow to marinate for 30 minutes (optional)
2. Using a Kambrook Banquet pan, turn on to high setting, place 1tbsp oil in the pan and allow to heat. Fry the chicken pieces for 3-5 minutes on each side until cooked.

Potato Salad

1. Dice and roast the potato and sweet potato.
2. Hard boil the eggs, peel and half
3. Slice the bacon and fry in Kambrook Banquet frypan
4. Half the cherry tomatoes, slice onions and celery, then mix together a bowl with the mayonnaise. Now add the cooked potatoes and sweet potatoes and combine
5. Layer a bowl with lettuce leaves and place potatoes mixture into the prepared bowl. Garnish with sliced eggs, bacon and chopped parsley.

TIPS:  For a slightly naughtier style of when cooking this chicken, follow step 1 as above. Then, make an egg wash with a few eggs and a little butter milk. Dip the chicken in the egg mix, then into seasoned flour. Deep fry for 4 min in oil at 180°.

Instead of using chicken breast try using thigh fillet or even chicken pieces on the bone.

 ALTERNATE APPLIANCES: This recipe could easily be made using a Food Steamer or Deep Fryer.