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Cooking with Gousto

We have been using Gousto for about six months now and have been impressed with their variety of meals and step-by-step instructions which even I can follow! So we decided to show you how easy it is to cook with Gousto.

Disclaimer: We have no affiliation with Gousto and this recipe was ordered from our own account.

Shredded Hoisin Chicken Wraps

Ingredients:

You are provided with the necessary ingredients and the only one not included was vegetable oil.

British chicken breast strips
Tortillas
Cucumber
Gem lettuce
Hoisin sauce
Soy sauce
Spring onion
Toasted sesame seeds

Method

First we had to let the chicken air for a little bit before we started cooking it and then drizzle a little vegetable oil into a pan over a hight heat. Cook the chicken strips for about 5-6 minutes on each side until golden and the chicken is cooked through.

Then it’s time to cut up your cucumber into discs and then into matchsticks and slice your spring onions lengthways into thin strips.

Once the chicken is cooked, you need to shred it apart using two forks.

Put the shredded chicken back in the pan and add your soy sauce and hoisin sauce to it and cook until warmed through.

Wash your lettuce, pat it dry with kitchen paper and then finely shred it.

The tortillas just need to go into a microwave for about 20 seconds, just to warm.

Assemble the wraps…

Cover the tortilla with some hoisin sauce (we added this from our own hoisin sauce bottle!)

Add some lettuce on top…

then cucumber…

and sliced spring onions…

and lastly the shredded chicken.

Thoughts

This was a very simple recipe to follow with not much cooking involved and it took us about 20 minutes from start to finish. There are more complicated recipes and we will be doing one of them in the near future. The meal was tasty and three tortillas was just enough for us, which is another good thing about Gousto, it gives you portion control.

I have uploaded a video where we make this dish on my YouTube Channel, please give it a watch and see how we got on.

The Great British Bake Off 2024

So here we go again, the new series of The Great British Bake Off when we all feel inspired to bake whilst sat on the sofa watching, but know in our heart-of-hearts that it won’t happen as we’re already thinking, “I can get that for £1 in Tescos!”

Bake Off Contestants 2024

I will be reviewing episodes each week (I will be on holiday for a couple of weeks but will try to catch up!) – so let’s start with a meet and greet of the bakers!

44 years old and a car mechanic from Essex.

33 years old and a menswear designer from London.

Aged 20, a retail assistant from Buckinghamshire.

34 years, a Paediatric Nurse from Carmarthenshire.

A 53 year old senior category manager from Lancashire.

Aged 71, a former nail technician from Kent.

31 years old, a birth trauma specialist midwife from Norfolk.

Aged 67 and from West Yorkshire, a former university lecturer.

A directorate support manager, aged 37 and from the West Midlands.

Aged 29 and a farm manager from Wiltshire.

A palliative care assistant, aged 44 and from Dorset.

Aged 19, dentistry student from Lancashire.

I’m going to make a bold move and choose my top two just from reading the descriptions of each baker!!

Number Two Choice:

Georgie – she is a self proclaimed cannoli connoisseur and lives in a Welsh farmhouse with her husband, three children, ten chickens, two ducks, two dogs and a cat!

Number One Choice:

John – John learned to bake with his nan and now bakes to honour his nan’s memory, he loves classic bakes with a twist! His favourite bake is a classic lemon tart.

It’s great to see them all back again – I was a bit sceptical when Alison Hammond joined the team, but I was soon loving her comments and of course her infectious laugh!

I’m very excited for this new series and I can’t wait to see if there will be any cooking disasters, messy workstations and of course, soggy bottoms!