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Chicken - rocket puree

A good way to enjoy a flavoursome chicken meal when it is important that food is smooth; the orange juice used in the cooking liquid does not add acidity to the puree, it is mainly a natural flavour enhancer – for taste and smell.

Ingredients

• 1 unwaxed orange, finely grated zest and 4 tbsp juice
• 2 chicken breasts, ca. 300 g total
• salt, white pepper
• 4 tbsp rapeseed or virgin olive oil
• 100 ml chicken stock
• small handful of rocket leaves, chopped

Method

1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a non-stick frying pan over moderate heat. Add chicken breasts, season with salt, pepper and orange zest and gently cook on both sides for 2 minutes each side. Mix orange juice and chicken stock, add to the chicken breasts. Continue to cook over moderate heat for about 15 minutes (until meat is cooked).
2. Remove from heat. Remove chicken breasts from cooking liquid and set aside to cool. Keep cooking liquid.
3. When cooled, chop chicken breasts finely, add chopped rocket leaves, 2 tbsp oil and a little more than half of the cooking liquid, mix well. Blend mixture to a smooth consistency, pass through a fine-meshed sieve. Adjust thickness of puree as required by adding more of the cooking liquid, season to taste.