
Everyday meals
Spice bag
An Irish chip-shop dish, especially from Dublin and Belfast: pieces of chicken or chips dusted with a mix of hot spices, chilli and fried onions, served in a paper bag. Very popular as a takeaway in the evening.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Nutrition facts
628 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 29.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 32.5 g
- of which sugars
- 3 g
- Fat
- 41.1 g
- of which saturated fat
- 6.7 g
- Fiber
- 5.1 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the salt, pepper, paprika, cumin and cayenne to make the spice seasoning.
- Fry the chips in oil at 180 °C for 6 to 8 minutes until golden, then drain.
- Fry the chicken in the same oil at 180 °C for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden and cooked through.
- In a frying pan, sauté the onion, pepper, chillies and garlic in 1 tablespoon of oil for 4 minutes over medium-high heat.
- Add the cornflour to the vegetables and stir to lightly coat them.
- In a large bowl, mix the chicken, chips and sautéed vegetables.
- Sprinkle everything with the spice seasoning and mix well.
- Divide between paper bags and serve immediately, with lemon wedges if you like.
Variations and tips
Version without deep-frying. Cook the chicken and chips in the oven at 220 °C for 25 minutes, turning them halfway through.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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