Jerk Style Fry’s Nuggets, Rice & Beans & Fresh Mango Salad
This dish is packed with flavours — the tangy jerk sauce and the juicy mango salad complement each other perfectly, whilst kidney beans pack in that all important iron.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 pack (380g/13.4 oz) Fry’s ChickenStyle Nuggets
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 red pepper, half thinly sliced, half diced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tin (400g/14.1 oz) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 small tin (160ml) coconut cream
- 2 packs pre-cooked rice (500g/17.6 oz total)
- 10g (0.3 oz) fresh thyme
- 1 ripe mango, peeled and sliced into thin strips
- 100g red cabbage, finely sliced
- 150g (5.3 oz) baby spinach, washed
- Juice of 2 limes
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the jerk sauce:
- 1 bunch (100g/3.5 oz) spring onions, roughly chopped
- 1 scotch bonnet chilli
- 4 garlic cloves
- 10g (0.3 oz) fresh ginger peeled and finely chopped
- 10g (0.3 oz) fresh thyme
- 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
- 1 tbsp ground allspice
- 2 tbsp agave nectar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/ 355°F/Gas 4
- Arrange the Fry’s Chicken-Style Nuggets on a baking tray and cook for 15 minutes.
- To make the jerk sauce, combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Place a large pan on the hob over a medium-high heat. Add the vegetable oil. Once hot, add the diced red pepper, bay leaf and kidney beans. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until the pepper begins to soften.
- Add the coconut cream, rice and a pinch of salt and pepper to the pan and stir well to combine. Turn off the heat.
- To make the salad, put the red cabbage, sliced red pepper, mango, baby spinach and lime juice into a large bowl. Mix to combine, then set aside.
- Toss the cooked nuggets in 3-4 tbsp of the jerk sauce to thoroughly coat.
- To serve, divide the rice and salad between four plates and top each with 5 jerk-covered Fry’s Chicken-Style nuggets. Garnish with a sprinkle of fresh thyme.
Recipe by Fry’s Family Food, fryfamilyfood.com
