“Wet and wild” garlic mini Kievs

Minced Ep 1 “These aren’t any normal balls – these are garlic buttery balls”, said in the 90’s Marks and Sparks voice.

If ever there was a dish that wore a fur coat and no kickers, it’s Chicken Kiev. That buttery, garlicky centre, wrapped in a crispy golden corset of breadcrumbs? Utter decadence. But behind her retro dinner-party sheen lies a saucy little story that spans centuries, continents, and Cold War culinary diplomacy.