Quick Jerk Chicken
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 19
Ingredients
4 halves boneless, skinless chicken breasts4 boneless, skinless chicken thighsSPICE MIXTURE:3/8 cup chopped green onions2 teaspoons brown sugar1.5 teaspoons olive oil1.5 teaspoons fresh lime juice1.5 teaspoons black soy sauce1/4 teaspoon salt (I use none)1/4 teaspoon allspice1/4 teaspoon thyme dried (1/2 t. fresh)dash cinnamondash black pepper1 small clove garlic1/4 habanero pepper (more or less to taste) or substitute ancho chili powderPOACHING LIQUID1/2 cup water1/2 cup chicken stock
Purchase chicken, or cut and prepare yourself
Wash and dry, set aside
Put all spice mixture into blender and pulverize. Add to large frying pan, add poaching liquid (water and chicken stock) and bring just below the boiling point. Add chicken, large side down in one flat layer (can poach in two batches with smaller pan).
Cover, simmer for 3-5 minutes depending on thickness, turn, and poach another couple of minutes. Turn off heat, test to make sure cooked through.
Remove from liquid, cool and chill.
Reduce the sauce and use in a fresh fruit salsa to accompany your cold chicken.
Take a cutting board, slice the chicken on the diagonal and use for sandwiches on your picnic.
8 to 12 Servings
Number of Servings: 19
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PALOMA71.
Wash and dry, set aside
Put all spice mixture into blender and pulverize. Add to large frying pan, add poaching liquid (water and chicken stock) and bring just below the boiling point. Add chicken, large side down in one flat layer (can poach in two batches with smaller pan).
Cover, simmer for 3-5 minutes depending on thickness, turn, and poach another couple of minutes. Turn off heat, test to make sure cooked through.
Remove from liquid, cool and chill.
Reduce the sauce and use in a fresh fruit salsa to accompany your cold chicken.
Take a cutting board, slice the chicken on the diagonal and use for sandwiches on your picnic.
8 to 12 Servings
Number of Servings: 19
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PALOMA71.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 34.9
- Total Fat: 1.0 g
- Cholesterol: 15.6 mg
- Sodium: 151.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 0.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 5.7 g
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