Grilled Chicken With Papaya Bbq Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup coconut cream, from top of 1 can
• 1 large papaya, seeds of
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
• 1 lime, juice and zest of
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 2 tablespoons cilantro stems, chopped
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 sweet onion, finely diced
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper, pith and seeds removed and quartered (or any pepper with a heat level you like)
• 2 limes, juice and zest of
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup seasoned rice wine vinegar (a.k.a. awasezu)
• 5 cups papayas, large dice
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce (the papaya sauce above)
• 1/4 cup cashew nuts, coarsely chopped -see below
• 1 tablespoon cilantro leaf (garnish) (optional)
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/2 cup unsalted cashews
• 1 pinch paprika
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 papaya chicken marinade:.
• 2 in a bowl, combine all ingredients for the marinade (except chicken).
• 3 add chicken and immerse in marinade.
• 4 set aside to marinate for a minimum of 1 hour up to 24 hours.
• 5 prepare papaya bbq sauce.
• 6 papaya bbq sauce:.
• 7 heat oil in a pot over medium heat and add onion. cook and stir until translucent ensuring onion does not brown.
• 8 add sugar, scotch bonnet, zest of limes and lemon. allow sugar to dissolve.
• 9 add water, juice from lemon, limes and vinegar.
• 10 bring to a boil.
• 11 add papaya and season with salt.
• 12 bring to a boil again and allow to simmer for 15 minutes.
• 13 using a blender, puree sauce until smooth.
• 14 to grill chicken:.
• 15 heat and oil grill.
• 16 remove chicken from marinade and place on grill.
• 17 baste each breast with 2 tablespoons of papaya bbq sauce, continue basting occasionally until chicken is cooked through.
• 18 garnish with chopped spiced cashews and cilantro leaves.
• 19 spiced cashew nuts:.
• 20 in a small frying pan, melt butter over medium heat.
• 21 add cashews until golden brown. remove from heat, add paprika and salt.
• 22 use half of spiced cashew nuts and chop for chicken and reserve the remainder whole to add to a salad.