Bahamian Chicken Recipes

BAHAMIAN JERK CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Sauce: Add crushed pineapple, garlic, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and ⅔ cup water to a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. In a small bowl whisk together corn starch and cold water until dissolved. Add to boiling sauce and stir. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer while you prepare the chicken.
• 2. Chicken: Sprinkle Jamaican jerk seasoning over both sides of each chicken breast and use your fingers to rub the seasoning into the chicken. Drizzle a large pan or skillet with oil over medium heat. Add chicken breasts and cook 3-4 minutes on each side until cooked through. Serve with fresh salad or over rice with the pineapple sauce and chopped cilantro. For a spicy kick, sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes.

BAHAMIAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a large, shallow baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Wash and pat dry the chicken halves and season with salt and pepper. Place the chicken, skin side up, in baking pan. Set aside.
• 2. In a small bowl, make a paste by mixing together brown sugar, 1 tablespoon of the rum, lime juice, lemon pepper, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, garlic powder, and hot pepper sauce.
• 3. Rub spice paste evenly over the chicken.
• 4. Bake for 45 minutes or until the chicken is fork tender.
• 5. Whisk chutney and remaining 1 tablespoon of rum together until blended.
• 6. Spoon chutney mixture over chicken and bake about 3-5 minutes more or until chutney is warm.
• 7. Arrange chicken on a serving platter. Garnish with lime, lemon, and parsley.

BAHAMIAN CHICKEN SOUSE

Steps:

• 1. Pre-boil chicken in large pot. (You can cover in an inch of water on high heat for a quick boil). Be sure to add salt and dried pepper to water. Keep checking pot and add a little water at a time as it boils down.
• 2. While meat is cooking do the following: Peel and cut potatoes into medium cubes. Place in bowl of tap water until ready to place into pot (to prevent it turning brown). Cut onion into medium slices. Cut celery stalks into medium to small cubes. Crush and finely cut garlic cloves.
• 3. Remove the meat from heat right before it reaches the desired tenderness. (If you chose to substitute the chicken for turkey or pork ribs, the boil time will greatly increase to reach tenderness).
• 4. Throw away broth and rinse meat thoroughly. (The final soup should be clear and free of particles.)
• 5. Put freshly rinsed meat in large pot. Add the potatoes, onion, garlic, whole allspice (key to unique flavor).
• 6. Cover in water an inch above the ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• 7. Bring to a boil. When potatoes are almost done add celery.
• 8. Remove from heat when potatoes are tender but be sure not to boil celery too much. (Keep slight crunch).
• 9. Squeeze one lime in pot. Save and slice second lime to add flavor to separate servings.
• 10. NOTE: When I made this I felt that the allspice was rather overwhelming. Next time I would only use 1T and think that would still impart the unique flavor.

BAHAMIAN GRILLED CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Rinse the chicken pieces under cold running water, then drain and blot dry with paper towels.
• 2. Place the pieces in a non-reactive bowl or baking dish and pour in the lime juice; turn the pieces to coat. Let marinate, at room temperature, for fifteen minutes, turning the pieces once or twice.
• 3. Pour off and discard the lime juice, then add the onion, garlic, chili, thyme, oil, paprika, salt, and pepper and turn the chicken pieces to coat thoroughly. Let the chicken marinated in this mixture for at least fifteen minutes or as long as 1 to 2 hours (the longer the better), covering and refrigerating if marinating the longer time.
• 4. Preheat the grill, using the two-tiered method (direct and non-direct cooking).
• 5. When ready to cook, oil the grill grate. Using a rubber spatula, scrape any bits of onion or garlic off the chicken pieces. Arrange to pieces, skin side down on the grate over the hotter section of the grill and cook for three to five minutes, and finish cooking as directed in the next 2 steps.
• 6. After oiling the grill grate, place the pieces, skin side down, on the hotter section of the grill. Cook until the skin starts to brown, three to five minutes. Move the pieces to the cooler section of the grill and continue grilling until the skin is thoroughly browned, five to seven minutes more. Watch carefully and use tongs to move the pieces away from flare-ups.
• 7. Turn the pieces and move them back to the hotter section of the grill. Brown the second sides well (three to five minutes), and then move the pieces back to the cooler side of the grill to finish cooking.
• 8. The total cooking time will be 16 to 24 minutes. When ready the chicken will be crisp and golden brown outside and juices will run clear when the meat is pierced.