Seared Chicken & Black Garlic Mash

Add the potato to the saucepan of boiling water and cook until easily pierced with a knife, 10-15 minutes. Drain and return to the saucepan. Add the butter and salt to the saucepan with the potato. Peel the black garlic cloves and add to the pan. Mash with a potato masher or fork until smooth, then stir through the milk. Season to taste with salt and pepper and cover with a lid to keep warm.

While the potato is cooking, heat a generous drizzle of olive oil in a medium frying pan over a medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the sage leaves and cook until crispy, 1 minute each side. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel. Return the frying pan to a medium-high heat. Season the chicken breast on both sides with salt and pepper, then add to the pan and cook until golden, 2-3 minutes each side. Transfer to the oven tray with the broccolini.

Place the tray in the oven and bake until the broccolini is tender and the chicken is cooked through, 8-12 minutes (depending on the size of the fillet).

TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it is no longer pink inside.

While the chicken and broccolini are baking, return the frying pan to a medium-high heat. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring, until browned, 3-4 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add the eschalot and garlic. Cook until softened, 1-2 minutes. Add the pure cream (see ingredients list), lemon zest, any chicken resting juices and chicken stock (1/2 sachet for 2 people / 1 sachet for 4 people). Stir until well combined. Cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, 5-6 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat and set aside to cool slightly. Squeeze in lemon juice to taste.

TIP: Allowing the sauce to cool slightly before stirring through the lemon juice will prevent it curdling.