Part of the secret of success is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside … Check This Amazing Recipe: Chicken pitta

How to Make Chicken pitta

Preparation time:

over 2 hours

Cooking time:

less than 10 mins

Serves:

Serves 1

Ingredients

For the piri-piri sauce

• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp hot smoked paprika
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp lemon juice

For the chicken pitta

• 1 chicken breast
• ½ lemon
• 1 garlic
• 2 tbsp plain yoghurt
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• ¼ onion
• 1 large pitta bread), warmed or toasted
• 2 large lettuce
• 1 carrot
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. For the piri-piri sauce, mix the vinegar, oil, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper and 1 teaspoon lemon juice in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Spoon 2 teaspoons of the sauce into a bowl and set aside.

2. Lay the chicken fillets in a shallow dish, pour over the rest of the marinade and turn the chicken a few times to thoroughly coat. Leave for 10 minutes or chill for a few hours.

3. Mix the lemon zest, a teaspoon lemon juice, garlic, yoghurt and mayonnaise together to create a creamy sauce. Place the onion in a sieve and rinse with boiling water – this stops it being too strong.

4. Heat a frying pan until really hot and add the chicken fillets, shaking off any excess marinade into the shallow dish. Fry, turning halfway, for about 5 minutes until browned and cooked through. Towards the end, carefully drizzle the marinade from the dish over the chicken, it will splutter and steam but it should keep the chicken moist.

5. Stuff the bread with lettuce, carrot, onion and plenty of garlic sauce. Shred or cut the chicken into strips, toss with the reserved marinade and stuff into the bread. Serve immediately.