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Marinated Fried Chicken with Wasabi Potato Salad

Kitchen Stories
Anyone can cook
Difficulty
Medium
Total time
60 min
Cooking time
30 min
Allergens:
wasabi pastewhole milkyogurtmayonnaiseeggbreadcrumbsclarified butter

Ready to elevate your weeknight dinner or impress at your next gathering? This Fried Chicken with Wasabi Potato Salad recipe is a game-changer. We're talking about chicken breasts marinated overnight in rich whole milk, marjoram, and a touch of chili, then coated in crispy breadcrumbs and fried to golden-crisp perfection. Served alongside a creamy, cooling potato and cucumber salad spiked with a vibrant, zesty wasabi mayonnaise dressing, it’s a fantastic way to bring a little something extra to your table without a lot of fuss.

Ingredients

2 Servings:

3 chicken breasts

0.5 tbsp wasabi paste

3 sprigs marjoram

1 lemon

1 chili

1 shallot

300 ml whole milk

600 g waxy potatoes

1 cucumber

175 g yogurt

1 tbsp mayonnaise

1 egg

80 g breadcrumbs

3 tbsp clarified butter

1 tbsp olive oil

salt

pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Cut chicken breast filet into strips. Chop the marjoram, quarter the lemon, and halve the chili pepper lengthwise, removing the seeds. Quarter the shallot.

Person chopping herbs on a wooden cutting board with sliced onions and lemons nearby.

Step 2

Place all the ingredients in a baking dish, add the milk, and season with salt and pepper. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight.

Person pouring white liquid over marinated chicken and lemon slices in a white baking dish.

Step 3

Place potatoes in a pot, cover with water, season well with salt, and let cook for approx. 20 minutes, or until they are cooked through but still firm. Rinse under cold water, peel o" the skin, and slice lengthwise into discs.

A hand lifting the lid of a metal pot with potatoes boiling in water on a stovetop.

Step 4

Trim the end of the cucumber, halve lengthwise, and slice finely. Mix together the yoghurt, oil, mayonnaise, and wasabi. Add potatoes and cucumber to a serving bowl and mix with the dressing. Season with salt and pepper.

Person pouring creamy dressing onto sliced cucumbers in a glass bowl on a wooden cutting board.

Step 5

Remove the chicken strips from the marinade and let drain on a plate. Break egg into a deep dish and whisk well. Add breadcrumbs to another deep plate. Heat clarified butter in a frying pan set over medium-high heat. Dredge the meat in the egg and then the breadcrumbs. Fry chicken in batches for approx. 8 min. until golden on both sides. Serve fried chicken with the wasabi potato salad.

Frying pan with pieces of breaded chicken being cooked in hot oil, held by metal tongs.