Chicken strips with Japanese loquats are a quick recipe to prepare, an unusual and tasty combination that will surprise you for its taste and color. Generally, ripe loquats are used to make jam, but Grandma Benedetta prefers to use them in savory recipes for their tart yet slightly sweet flavor.
SEASON for harvesting:
– #japaneseloquats: from April to July
Alternatively, you can use #apricots (from May to August), #melons (from June to September), #peaches (from May to September), or #pears (from June to November).
What to do with ripe loquats? Sweet or savory recipes:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Contemporary
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer
- Energy 182.71 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 8.98 (g) of which sugars 1.07 (g)
- Proteins 22.70 (g)
- Fat 6.79 (g) of which saturated 1.39 (g)of which unsaturated 5.07 (g)
- Fibers 1.45 (g)
- Sodium 379.30 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 130 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Chicken with Loquats
As FRUIT, you can alternatively use: apricots, melon, peaches, or pears.
- 1 white onion (about 100 grams)
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil (or extra virgin olive oil)
- 3 tablespoons water (or as needed)
- 14 oz chicken breast (in cubes or strips)
- to taste salt
- to taste nutmeg (or thyme, oregano…)
- 12 oz loquats (Japanese)
- 10 black olives (optional)
Tools
- Cutting Board in organic bamboo wood
- Knife with smooth and sharp blade
- Pan non-stick d. 9.5"
- Ladle in wood
Chicken with Loquats
Peel, wash, and thinly slice the onion, then stew it in water and oil until soft and transparent.
Meanwhile, cut the chicken breast into even pieces (or strips).
Place the meat in the pan with the onion and brown it over high heat, season with salt and your preferred spices.
While the meat is cooking, peel and pit the loquats, also removing the inner hard skin near the pit. Cut the fruits in half or quarters.
Add the loquats to the meat and finish cooking. Flavor with sliced olives.
VARIATIONS
As an alternative to olives, try adding some previously soaked raisins, to give an extra sweet and sour note to this oriental-style main dish.
During cooking, add different herbs than those suggested, such as sage leaves or rosemary needles.
To make the meat creamier, coat it in a little flour before browning it in the pan.
STORAGE of chicken with loquats
Store in the refrigerator, covered with plastic wrap or in a container with a lid (the cooking pan with its lid is also fine). It keeps for 3 days; before consuming, reheat on the stove or in the microwave.
