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| General Category : Main Course |
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| Food Group : Poultry-Chicken |
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Ingredients
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Poussin: |
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4 poussin or rock cornish hens, rinsed and dried with paper towel |
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Sea salt |
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Freshly ground black pepper |
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1 lime |
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2 tbsp (30 mL) olive oil |
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To serve |
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Spicy corn salad (below) |
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3 tbsp (50 mL) fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves (optional) |
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Spicy Corn Salad: |
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2 cups (350 g) corn kernels, cut from 2 corn cobs |
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7 oz (200 g) green beans, trimmed and sliced diagonally into 1/2 inch (1 cm) pieces |
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1/4 cup (60 mL) extra virgin olive oil |
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1/3 cup (80 mL) lime juice |
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1 green chilli, seeded and finely chopped (optional) |
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Sea salt |
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Freshly ground black pepper |
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1/2 tsp (2 mL) cayenne pepper |
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground cumin |
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1/2 small red capsicum (pepper), finely diced |
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6 spring onions (scallions), diagonally sliced |
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1/4 cup (7 g) chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) |
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Preparation
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Poussin:
Preheat the oven to 220C (425F/Gas 7). Season the poussin liberally with salt and pepper inside and out. Thinly slice the lime and squeeze some of the juice over the skin of the poussin. Put some lime slices into each poussin cavity, then tie the legs together with kitchen string.
Place the poussin with their breast sides up in a roasting tin and drizzle with olive oil. Bake for 35 minutes, or until golden and cooked. Serve with spicy corn salad and coriander leaves.
Spicy Corn Salad:
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil over a high heat, add the corn kernels and green beans and cook for 30 seconds. Drain and refresh under cold running water.
Whisk the olive oil, lime juice, chilli, sea salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and cumin together in a large bowl to combine. Add the corn, beans and remaining ingredients and stir to combine. Allow to rest for 20 minutes so the flavours can develop. Stir again and serve.
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More Information
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| Excerpted from Bill's Food by Bill Granger Copyright 2002 by Bill Granger. Excerpted, with permission by Whitecap Books. All rights reserved. No parts of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher. |
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