INGREDIENTS
Sous-vide chicken breast
2 skinless chicken breasts
(approximately 200 g each)
½ long red chilli, deseeded and
finely chopped
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander stems
and roots
Salt flakes and pepper, to taste
Corn cakes
3 corn cobs, husks and silks removed
2 spring onions, thinly sliced
1 jalapeño chilli, finely chopped,
or to taste
75 g (1/3 cup) self-raising flour
½ tsp bi-carb soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Salt flakes and pepper, to taste
Neutral oil, for frying
Fresh tomato salsa
½ small red onion, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, finely chopped
½ long red chilli, deseeded and finely
chopped
½ bunch coriander, leaves and stalks
finely chopped (approximately ½ cup)
2 tbsp finely chopped oregano leaves
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt flakes and pepper, to taste
Guacamole
1 ripe avocado
1 tbsp lime juice
Salt flakes and pepper, to taste
Miele accessories
METHOD
Sous-vide chicken breast
- Place all ingredients into a vacuum sealing bag. Place into the vacuum sealing drawer and Vacuum on level 3 and Seal on level 3. Place the sealed bag onto a rack in the steam oven and Sous-vide at 72°C for 1 hour.
- Remove the chicken from the bag, discard the excess liquid and flavourings. Shred the chicken with a fork.
Corn cakes
- Place the corn onto a perforated steam tray. Place into the steam oven and Steam at 100°C for 6 minutes. Cool slightly before cutting the kernels off the cob.
- Combine the kernels, spring onions, chilli, flour and bi-carb soda in a bowl, stir in eggs and season to taste.
- Preheat the tepan yaki plate or large frying pan for 5 minutes on medium heat, induction setting 6. Add some oil and cook tablespoons of the mixture for 5 minutes, or until golden on each side. Repeat with remaining mixture. Use a 5 cm round cutter to get a circle shape, if desired.
Fresh tomato salsa
- Combine all ingredients and season to taste.
Guacamole
- Mash the avocado with the lime juice and season to taste.
To serve
- Place a small dollop of guacamole on the base of the corn cake, top with shredded chicken and salsa.
Hints and tips
- The corn cake size can be varied and served as a canapé or a more substantial portion.
- Leftover corn and chicken can be used to make this dish.
- If corn isn’t in season, you can use most other vegetables, such as zucchini, peas or cooked sweet potato.