What Would a Chef Do With Our Chicken? Salt & Pepper Edition.

Those outside of ‘The North’ may not have heard the name ‘Mr Pristina’, but he’s almost inescapable, especially within Leeds.

Household names such as The Beck & Call, Belgrave Music Hall, Headrow House and Ox Club… Ben had a hand in all their offerings.

More recently Meatless Farm tasked him with spearheading the ‘taste and texture’ of their vegan products.

House of Fu? The growing name in Ramen, with restaurants in Manchester and Leeds? That’s him.

When joining Meatless Farm Ben said “My experience has a focus on creating sustainable dishes and championing ethical food’.

Who better show us what can be done with our Chicken Bites?

Salt & Pepper Chicken Poke Bowl.

Prep time 2mins

Cook time 3mins

The “ Poke ” (pronounced “poh-kay” and means “to cut into pieces”) is one of the main dishes of Hawaiian cuisine, this meal could not be easier to prepare.

Grab your favourite veggies, fruits and grains, around 50g of each.

Prepare 100g of Chicken Bites and arrange them ornately in a bowl (or pile them up scruffily, it still tastes the same).

We went with; quinoa, mango, pickles, watermelon, carrot, edamame, radishes and baby tomatoes.

A key element of this bowl is the dressing, dash your completed dish with a light rice vinegar & soy drizzle.

Super fresh, super simple, you can add or take away whatever you like!

Ben also crafted some wonderfully tasty jalapeno & cheddar to accompany our Panko Breaded Chicken Bites, a recipe which definitely involves more cooking than this one, but is entirely worth it.

Find it here.