Give your usual roast chicken a flavour-packed twist with this Cajun chicken and pineapple salsa. Coated in a crunchy cornflake crumb and oven-baked until golden, the chicken is served with a fresh, zesty salsa made with juicy pineapple, lime, coriander and red onion. It’s an easy, crowd-pleasing dish that brings a little sweetness, crunch and spice to the dinner table.
Cajun chicken with pineapple salsa
Ingredients
CHICKEN
- 8 chicken pieces (on the bone)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 200g cornflakes
- 100g cake flour, seasoned
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 60ml (¼ cup) sunflower oil
SALSA
- 1 pineapple, peeled, core removed (and discarded) and diced
- zest and juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- ½ red onion, peeled and finely chopped
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180°C. Season the chicken pieces. Place the cornflakes in a food processor and blend to a fine crumb. Dust a chicken piece with the flour, dip into the egg and, finally, coat in the cornflake crumbs. Place on a baking tray. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces. Drizzle over the oil and bake in the oven until cooked through, 45 minutes.
For the salsa, mix together the pineapple, lime zest and juice, coriander and red onion and season to taste. Remove the chicken from the oven and serve topped with pineapple salsa.
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Recipe and styling by Sarah Dall
Photograph by Myburgh du Plessis
