Crispy Pineapple Lemon Chicken Recipes

CRISPY CHICKEN THIGHS WITH CARAMELIZED LEMON RINDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Pat the chicken thighs quite dry with paper towels. Sprinkle them on both sides with 2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper.
• Heat a large ovenproof skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat until shimmering. Add the chicken thighs to the skillet skin-side down and nestle the lemon halves around them so the cut sides touch the skillet. Cook until the chicken skin is very golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. (The lemon halves should char, but if they start completely blackening, lift them up and place them on top of the chicken as it cooks.)
• Lift up each lemon half, brush the cut side with maple syrup and return to the skillet cut-side down. Transfer the skillet to the oven and roast until the chicken is almost cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Flip the thighs so they are skin-side up, then continue roasting until no longer pink near the bone, another 5 minutes. Serve the chicken with the saucy pan drippings spooned over.

LEMON-PINEAPPLE BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Drain pineapple; combine the juice with garlic, cornstarch, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and rosemary.
• Set aside. Arrange chicken in shallow pan, skin side up.
• Sprinkle with salt. Broil until browned.
• Stir the sauce and pour over the chicken.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes, depending on thickness of chicken.
• Arrange pineapple and thin lemon slices around chicken, baste with the sauce in pan and continue baking 5 minutes longer.
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CRISPY CHICKEN & PINEAPPLE TACOS

Steps:

• Remove the skin from the chicken and set the skin aside. Slice the chicken into strips. Toss in a bowl with the paprika, ground coriander, 2 tbsp of the olive oil and a good pinch of salt. Cover and leave to marinate for at least 1 hr or up to 24 hrs.
• For the salsa, cut the pineapple down the length, cut out the core, then cut the flesh into small cubes. Toss in a bowl with the red onion, chilli, coriander and lime juice.
• Heat the remaining oil in a non-stick frying pan. Season the chicken skin with salt and fry over a high heat for 3-5 mins on each side until golden brown and crisp. Set aside on a plate lined with kitchen paper. Tip the marinated chicken into the pan and fry over medium-high heat for 10-12 mins, turning halfway through.
• Mix the mayo, soured cream and chipotle paste together in a bowl. Mash the avocado with the lime juice and some seasoning in another bowl.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and warm the tortillas on a baking tray for 5-7 mins, or in a microwave for 1-2 mins. Let everyone fill their own with the spicy soured cream, avocado, chicken, salsa and crumbled chicken skin.

CRISPY - PINEAPPLE & LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• POUND EACH CHICKEN BREAST HALF TO FLATTEN. PLACE CHICKEN IN BOWL AND ADD SALT,PEPPER AND SHERRY; STIR TO COAT.SET ASIDE FOR 30 MINUTES. TO MAKE LEMON SAUCE WHIRL PINEAPPLES SLICES IN BLENDER UNTIL SMOOTH .THEN COMBINE WITH REMAINING SAUCE INGREDIENTS IN A SMALL SAUCEPAN;SET ASIDE. IN A SHALLOW BOWL COMBINE PANKO AND SESAME SEEDS. DIP CHICKEN INTO EGG THEN ROLL IN PANKO SESAME SEED MIXTURE, SHAKING OFF EXCESS. SET ASIDE FOR 5 MINUTES. COOKING IN FRYING PAN ADD OIL ABOUT 2 INCHES. PLACE OVER MED-HIGH HEAT UNTIL OIL REACHES 350 TO 360 F. ADD CHICKEN, 2 PIECES @, AND DEEP FRY FOR 3 TO 4 MIN OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN AND MEAT IS NO LONGER PINK WHEN SLASHED, TURN OCCASIONALLY. LIFT OUT AND DRAIN ON PAPER TOWELS. PLACE ON A HEAT PROOF DISH AND KEEP WARM IN A 200 F OVEN WHILE DEEP FRYING REMAINING CHICKEN. MEAN WHILE,COOK SAUCE OVER MEDIUM HIGH HEAT, STIRRING,UNTIL SAUCE BOILS AND THICKENS SLIGHTLY. CUT CHICKEN INTO STRIPS AND ARRANGE ON A SERVING PLATTER. POUR SAUCE OVER CHICKEN AND GARNISH EDGE OF PLATTER WITH PINEAPPLE SLICES. SERVE HOT. TIPS: FOR CRISPIER CRUST,FRY AGAIN.