Jerk Chicken & Coconut Rice
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A little bit of heat to warm up a simple chicken dish. Feel free to add a red chilli to the blender if you like things a little spicier also works well with fish and pork chops
Recipe type: Mains
Cuisine: Caribbean
Serves: 6 people
Ingredients
- For the Jerk Chicken:
- 1 tbsp allspice berries.
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 1 tbsp dried chilli flakes.
- 1 tbsp xylitol/stevia
- 2 tbsp raw honey
- A handful of fresh coriander
- 4 garlic cloves,
- 3cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled.
- 4 spring onions trimmed and finely sliced.
- 1 small pot of natural yoghurt
- Zest and juice of 1 lime
- ½ a teaspoon sea salt
- 8 of each chicken thigh and drumsticks, or use 32 wings(Cut 5 mm deep slashes into the chicken to absorb the marinade)
- For the Coconut Rice:
- 75 ml coconut milk
- 850ml (1½ pint) good quality/homemade chicken or vegetable stock
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cloves
- 2 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 2 spring onions ,finely chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 450g (1lb) basmati rice
- 4 tablespoons freshly chopped coriander
Instructions
- For the Jerk Chicken:
- Place all the marinade ingredients into a blender a roughly pulse to a loose and well mixed paste
- Add the chicken pieces into a large bowl with the marinade and mix to coat well
- Cover with cling film and leave to marinade for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight
- Carefully place the pieces onto barbecue or into a hot oven (425F) for 30/35 minutes until cooked through
- For the Coconut Rice:
- Add all the ingredients, except the rice, spring onions and coriander to a saucepan and bring to the boil, cover, then turn down and simmer over a medium heat for 15 minutes.
- Add the rice and if necessary add some water to bring the level to about 2½cm (1in) above the level of the rice.
- Bring to the boil, and then cover the rice immediately.
- Turn the heat down to its lowest level and cook for 10-15 minutes - don't stir it
- Add the spring onions and coriander, cook for 5 more minutes and serve immediately with the jerk chicken
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