Teriyaki chicken legs with coriander and lime noodles

by Paul Warburton on 13 August 2010  |  1 comment
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Check out this amazing recipe for teriyaki chicken legs with coriander and lime noodles - for £1.32 per person!

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Teriyaki chicken legs with coriander and lime noodles (Serves 4)

This is an amazingly comforting dish and the sticky legs are perfect against the zing and freshness of the noodles. When cooking always try and contrast the ingredients. It’s the bedrock of good cookery. I’m definitely cooking this one this weekend!

Ingredients

• 2 packs (2 legs per pack) of freedom food chicken legs (£1.84)
• 1 bulb of garlic (25p)
• 1 lime (30p)
• 1 thumb sized piece of ginger (22p)
• 30g of fresh coriander (79p)
• 410g of fresh egg noodles (£1)
• 150ml of Amoy dark soy sauce (89p)

The cupboard staples…

Salt, black pepper, sunflower oil, sesame oil and honey

Total cost

If you already have the cupboard staples, then according to mysupermarket.co.uk, this trolley was cheapest at Sainsbury’s where it came to £5.29 - that's £1.32 per head!

Instructions

• The teriyaki marinade needs to be made first. The legs need to marinate for at least 4 hours (overnight would be even better). In a bowl, combine 8 tablespoons of soy, 4 tablespoons of honey, 3 minced cloves of garlic, the minced ginger (best to do the garlic and ginger on a grater), 2 tablespoons of water and a twist of black pepper.
• Now take the chicken legs and make three shallow slashes along each leg, place in a shallow dish and pour over the marinade. Try and turn the legs a few times whilst they marinade.
• The noodles take no more than 5 minutes to prepare so just sit back, relax and let the marinade do its work. 
• When you’re ready to cook the chicken legs pre heat the oven to 220C (Gas mark 7 or 425F). Then place the chicken legs in an oven proof dish and cook for 30 minutes, remove any excess marinade. After around 20 minutes in the oven brush the legs with more marinade.
• Around 5 minutes before the chicken legs are ready start cooking the noodles. Stir fry the noodles in a hot wok with a little sunflower oil for around 2 minutes and then combine in a bowl with a little salt, black pepper, finely chopped coriander, the juice of one lime and a drizzle of sesame oil.
• Happy eating!

A bit about the Frugal Recipes chef, Paul Warburton

Paul Warburton, a lovemoney.com staff member, had a hectic career in the world of hot kitchens and screaming chefs before joining the lovemoney.com products development team.

During these years, under the tutorage of some great chefs, he honed his skills in cooking for numbers within a tight cost and portion-controlled environment.

Now he's planning to regularly offer his help to all budding chefs in the lovemoney.com community, so you can enjoy his original, low-cost recipes with your family and friends every Friday for free!

What lovemoney.com readers have said about Paul's other recipes

"We enjoyed this recipe very much: easy to make and even easier to eat!" varneyrob

“Thanks Paul, another great tasting easy recipe. It was my first risotto attempt ever and it was great, I even impressed my in-laws with it. Many thanks...” welshlady

"I made this recipe and it was absolutely delicious! Seriously good! Five of us feasted on it, and feasted well..." Ibeshy

"I made this recipe on Saturday night, and my 13 year-old son promptly requested it again for the following night!" Malcolm Wheatley

"This is a cracking risotto recipe. Just had it for lunch & it's a winner. More recipes please. Thanks." SavvyLass

"Another delicious offering from Paul. Thank you - keep 'em coming!" Palefire

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If you like this recipe, why not also try Paul's other Frugal Recipes:   Turkey, mozzarella and sage meatballs with fettuccine and tomato sauce | Lemon and garlic roasted lamb breast, boulangere potatoes and minted peas | Posh macaroni cheese with crispy bacon and oven dried tomatoes | Falafel, roast pepper and feta salad with chilli tomato salsa | Chicken ‘oven baked’ with cream, mushrooms and thyme | Slow roasted pork shoulder ‘Chinese style’ with pak choi | Chilli steak burgers, paprika wedges and homemade coleslaw |Broad bean, halloumi and mint farfalle | My chicken curry, basmati rice and coriander yoghurt | Barbecued whole mackerel and a spicy lime salsa | Moussaka | Pan fried trout fillets with a dill potato salad | Chicken braised with cider and red cabbage (and proper baked potatoes) | Lincolnshire sausages with red onion gravy and thyme and Gouda polenta | Beef enchiladas with a lime sour cream | Slow roasted duck legs and charlotte potatoes with a carrot and cumin salad | Paella | Asparagus and gruyere tart with new potatoes | Haddock fishcakes with radish and watercress salad and lemon crème fraiche dressing | Prawn and pea risotto Honey roasted gammon and apples with champ | Hot chocolate fondants with crème Chantilly | Shin of beef, kidney and ale pie Tandoori chicken with coconut rice & mint raita | Homemade gnocchi with a tomato & thyme sauce, spinach and ricotta  | Frugal Pancakes | Griddled black pudding, chimichurri mash and caramelised apples  | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice  | Lamb koftas with a feta, mint and chickpea salad & chilli grilled pittas  | Pork, rosemary and white bean ravioli with a chilli tomato sauce  | Sausage & leek casserole with parsley dumpings | Pork, chorizo & cannellini bean stew | Rabbit, bacon & thyme pie | Potato rosti with creamed spinach and poached egg | Pumpkin and sage risotto | Slow braised oxtail with autumn mash | Spiced whole mackerel with chickpea salad | Twice cooked belly pork (with gravy) parsnips and sweet apple red cabbage | Roasted pheasant | Portobello mushroom, port and stilton wellington | Lemon tart with fresh vanilla mascarpone | Massaman curry |  Smoked mackerel pate on crostini and red onion confit  |Rolled breast of lamb with garlic mash and Savoy cabbage | Lemon & rosemary chicken thighs |  Thai Pollock curry with egg noodles | Chunky pea and ham soup| Spaghetti alla carbonara | Pork stroganoff | Green chilli meat balls, sunflower seed couscous salad and mint yoghurt |  Tagliatelle with air dried cured ham and minted peas | Beef, thyme and mushroom loaf with potato dauphinoise | Mixed bean and coriander green curry with fragrant rice | Egg Florentine with smoked cheddar and rocket salad | Beef, mushroom and thyme pie | Spicy tuna, bean and coriander lasagne |  Beef koftas with a feta, spinach and fresh mint salad | Chorizo and pea risotto | Sausage and rosemary hotpot | Beef & thyme (Lancashire) hotpot

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