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Chicken Fritters

Yields4 ServingsPrep Time15 minsCook Time1 hr 30 mins
Chicken Fritters

Ingredients

2 brown onions – peeled & halved
1 small brown onion – finely diced
1 chicken
2 tbsp butter
1 sprig of lemon thyme
4 tbsp olive oil
650 g sweet potato – coarsely grated
6 eggs
1 - 2 tsp butter or coconut oil
flour
Sea salt
Black pepper

Method

1

Pre heat oven to 250C.

2

Begin by prepping the chicken – Insert the onion and ½ sprig of lemon thyme into the cavity of the chicken.

3

Make a small incision above the cavity, under the skin (beneath the skin and breast). Insert 1 tbsp butter under the skin.

4

Place the chicken in a large baking dish.

5

Pop the chicken on the high shelf in the oven and reduce the temp to 190C. Cook for 60 minutes.

6

Meanwhile combine the sweet potato, flour, lightly whisked eggs, onion and seasoning in a mixing bowl.

7

Heat the butter/coconut oil on a medium heat, grab 1/4 of sweet potato batter and place into the pan. Flatten down with the back of a spatula. Cook for 4 minutes on one side before flipping and cooking for a further 2 on the other. Repeat for remaining 1/4 batches.

8

Remove from the heat.

9

After 60 minutes remove the chicken and allow to rest (10mins).

10

Remove the meat from the chicken and serve with the fritters.

Ingredients

 2 brown onions – peeled & halved
 1 small brown onion – finely diced
 1 chicken
 2 tbsp butter
 1 sprig of lemon thyme
 4 tbsp olive oil
 650 g sweet potato – coarsely grated
 6 eggs
 1 - 2 tsp butter or coconut oil
 flour
 Sea salt
 Black pepper

Directions

1

Pre heat oven to 250C.

2

Begin by prepping the chicken – Insert the onion and ½ sprig of lemon thyme into the cavity of the chicken.

3

Make a small incision above the cavity, under the skin (beneath the skin and breast). Insert 1 tbsp butter under the skin.

4

Place the chicken in a large baking dish.

5

Pop the chicken on the high shelf in the oven and reduce the temp to 190C. Cook for 60 minutes.

6

Meanwhile combine the sweet potato, flour, lightly whisked eggs, onion and seasoning in a mixing bowl.

7

Heat the butter/coconut oil on a medium heat, grab 1/4 of sweet potato batter and place into the pan. Flatten down with the back of a spatula. Cook for 4 minutes on one side before flipping and cooking for a further 2 on the other. Repeat for remaining 1/4 batches.

8

Remove from the heat.

9

After 60 minutes remove the chicken and allow to rest (10mins).

10

Remove the meat from the chicken and serve with the fritters.

Notes

Chicken Fritters

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