Delia's Stir-Fried Chicken with Lime and Coconut

By Chris

Main ingredients:

• 4x Chicken breasts
• 400ml Coconut Milk
• Thai fish sauce
• 2x limes, coriander and green chilli

This week was a real turn-up for the books as Delia beat Jamie at a quick, easy meal with plenty of fresh herbs. A few months ago I tried Jamie's Thai green chicken curry and it was surprisingly fiddly for a 30-minute meal. Delia claimed that her version was "an absolute winner", so I was sold.

I did make an early mistake by forgetting to marinade the diced chicken breast in lime juice for an hour, but the 20 minutes or so that they had added a nice fruitiness. The chicken was then stir-fried for four minutes, then two green chillis were added for a bit of heat. One tin of coconut milk and two tablespoons of Thai fish sauce made up the sauce, which was flavoured with fresh coriander and spring onions.

After a few minutes of simmering, the slightly sloppy mixture was served up with egg-fried rice and that was that. Dead simple, garnished with more spring onions and coriander, and with just enough spice to make it really rather exciting. This was far simpler and cheaper (£2.30 per head) than Jamie's over-elaborate recipe and Delia's is the one that I will definitely repeat.

Best for... A lively, quick and tasty meal, perfect with a few cold beers.

Taken from... Delia Smith - How To Cook: Book Two

Helen says... Arriving a little late, my version was filled out with fresh peas and prawns - a real winner.