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Slow-Cooked Chicken Breast Shakshuka

A five-spice take on Chicken Breast Shakshuka, built on black bean and garlic and finished the way we like it. Ready in about 1 hr 5 min and easily enough for 2 people.

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Prep15 min
Cook50 min
Serves2
LevelMedium
Free to cook
Slow-Cooked Chicken Breast Shakshuka
Method

How to cook it

Prep everything first: chop the aromatics, measure the black bean and garlic elements, and pat the chicken breast dry so it colours well.

Warm the olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat and soften the onion and garlic until sweet and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Turn up the heat and add the chicken breast. Cover and cook low and slow, stirring now and then, until rich and spoonable.

Stir in the light soy sauce and the rest of the black bean and garlic flavours, letting them cook out for a minute until fragrant.

Add the spinach along with a splash of stock or water, then cover and cook gently until everything is tender and the sauce clings.

Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and a little acid. It should taste bright, savoury and balanced.

Tested in the Stewart & Musell kitchen. Timings assume a standard home oven and hob.

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