Island Barbecue Chicken Recipes

ISLAND BARBECUE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Add chicken and flour to bag and shake to coat evenly. Discard any excess flour.
• Heat olive oil in non-stick skillet. Add chicken pieces and brown on both sides. This step can be skipped but it is worth the extra time as it adds colour and flavour to the dish.
• Puree a can of diced tomatoes and add to slow cooker. Finely dice onion, red pepper and fresh pineapple. Stir into tomatoes with remaining sauce ingredients. Top with browned chicken pieces, meaty side up, and cover with sauce. Cover and cook on low heat 4-6 hours (High 2-3 hours).
• Serve over your choice of cooked whole grain and pass the extra sauce. Garnish with fresh quartered pineapple slices and sprigs of parsley.

TROPICAL ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine first 10 ingredients. Set aside 1/3 cup for basting; cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining marinade into a large resealable plastic bag. Add chicken; seal and turn to coat. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight., Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan. Place chicken over drip pan; grill, covered, over indirect medium heat 45-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°, turning and basting frequently with reserved marinade during the last 20 minutes.

ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat grill or cast iron grill pan to medium-high heat.
• Remove any excess fat from chicken and rinse under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels. Use a pastry brush to brush with olive oil and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons jerk seasoning and salt, if desired. Set aside.
• Drain pineapple slices and reserve juice. Season both sides of pineapple slices with 1/2 teaspoon of jerk seasoning; set aside.
• In small saucepan, bring reserved pineapple juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon jerk seasoning, and brown sugar to a boil over high heat. Reduce liquid by 1/2, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Just before grilling, oil grate. Place chicken breasts on grate and grill for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove to platter and tent with foil.
• Place pineapple slices on grate and grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side until grill marks appear and pineapple is heated through.
• Serve chicken breasts with pineapple slices and warm sauce.
• NOTE: Chicken may also be broiled 4 to 6 inches from heat source for 6 to 8 minutes per side. Broil pineapple 1 to 2 minutes per side.

BBQ SPICE- ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• Do ahead: Clean& truss chicken (Tie legs together and secure wings) and place in a large pot, cover with water.
• Add salt, ginger, anisseed,onion& soy sauce.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat ans simmer for 1 hour.
• Drain water from the chicken and leave it to cool completely.
• Mix honey and pineapple juice in a cup.
• BBQ Cooking: Thread the chicken onto a spit from the tail end coming out through the wishbone (Make sure it is balanced).
• Place over moderate heat with the spit rotating.
• Baste with the honey juice.
• Cook until golden about 3/4 hour.

BARBECUED ISLAND CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all ingredients except chicken.
• In a large, shallow non-aluminum baking dish or plastic bag, pour 1 cup marinade over chicken (Reserve the remaining 3/4 cup marinade in fridge for later); turn to coat.
• Cover or close bag and marinate in the refrigerator, turning occasionally, for at least 30 minutes and up to 3 hours.
• Remove chicken from marinade, discarding marinade.
• Grill or broil chicken, brushing with refrigerated marinade, until chicken is no longer pink.
• Serve, if desired, with grilled pineapple wedges.