Grilled Caribbean Jerk Chicken W/ Pineapple Reduction
Total Time: 30 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- caribbean jerk seasoning
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple slices
- 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1/2 cup coconut rum (i use parrot bay)
- cayenne pepper (to taste)
- 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons i can't believe it's not butterâ® spread
- 1 teaspoon cilantro
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Recipe
- 1 heat grill and spray with nonstick spray.
- 2 rub jerk seasoning into chicken.
- 3 grill chicken 8-12 minutes, or until cooked through.
- 4 in a saucepan, pour juice from canned pineapple, rum and vinegar.
- 5 chop one slice of pineapple into very small pieces and add to the saucepan.
- 6 zest the lime into the pan.
- 7 simmer over medium - low heat until the liquid reduces by half.
- 8 add cilantro, butter, cayenne and salt and pepper to taste.
- 9 simmer for a few minutes on low.
- 10 place sliced pineapple on hot grill and cook 2-3 minutes per side--just enough to leave grill marks.
- 11 serve chicken with pineapple on top and sauce poured over.
- 12 squeeze the juice of the lime over the dish.
- 13 i like to serve it with a fresh summer salad--the sauce makes a nice dressing when cooled.
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