Mamas Mojito Chicken Recipe Foodcom Recipes

MOJITO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine lime zest, lime juice, orange juice, honey, garlic, cumin, chopped mint, olive oil, and salt in a small bowl.
• Transfer one half of mixture into a covered container and refrigerate.
• Transfer the remaining the remainder of the mixture into a gallon size Zip Lock bag and add the chicken.
• Squeeze out the air from bag and seal.
• Let chicken marinade for at least 2 hours, or over night.
• Preheat grill.
• Remove the chicken from the bag and discard excess marinade.
• Place chicken on grill and cook for 20-30 minutes, turning occasionally.
• While chicken is cooking, pour reserved marinade into a small saucepan and bring to boil.
• Transfer cooked chicken to a platter and spoon hot marinade on top.
• Garnish with lime wedges and a sprig of mint and serve.

MAMA'S MOJITO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine ALL marinade ingredients together in a blender; blend until smooth.
• Pour into a zipper seal bag.
• Add chicken breasts and allow to marinade in refrigerator for 2-4 hours.
• Discard marinade after that time.
• At this point the chicken may either be roasted in the oven at 425 F or cooked on a grill.
• Cook just until meat is no longer pink in middle, about 20 minutes; turn once during cooking.
• Note: Feel free to adjust seasonings to your liking. Amount of hot pepper can be increased or omitted if you prefer.

MAMA'S FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Wash chicken pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Marinate pieces for 1 hour in buttermilk. Remove chicken pieces 1 at a time from buttermilk, coat with flour, and deep-fry until golden brown.

MOJITO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove backbone of chicken with poultry shears; flatten chicken out by pressing firmly on skin part of chicken so it will sit evenly in a pan.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Combine all the dry spices and rub chicken with spice mixture, especially under the skin. Put into a resealable plastic bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients for the marinade, then add chicken to marinade and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Remove chicken from marinade and shake off excess marinade. In a large saute pan over medium to high heat, add 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil. When oil is hot, place chicken skin side down and sear.
• When skin is golden brown flip chicken and add 1/2 cup of marinade into pan; place pan in oven and cook the chicken for 25 minutes or until chicken has internal temperature of 165 degrees F.
• Remove the chicken from oven and brush with Mojito Glaze. Place chicken under broiler for 5 minutes. Remove from broiler, cut and serve immediately with more glaze on the side.

MOJITO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Remove backbone of chicken with poultry shears; flatten chicken out by pressing firmly on skin part of chicken so it will sit evenly in a pan (recipe#187484).
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Combine all the dry spices and rub chicken with spice mixture, especially under the skin. Put into a resealable plastic bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl combine all the ingredients for the marinade, then add chicken to marinade and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Remove chicken from marinade and shake off excess marinade. In a large saute pan over medium to high heat, add 4 tablespoons of extra- virgin olive oil. When oil is hot, place chicken skin side down and sear.
• When skin is golden brown flip chicken and add 1/2 cup of marinade into pan; place pan in oven and cook the chicken for 25 minutes or until chicken has internal temperature of 165 degrees F. on an instant-read thermometer.
• Glaze: In medium sauce pot, place rum, chicken broth and brown sugar. Reduce by 1/3 over high heat. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together water and cornstarch. When rum mixture is reduced, add cornstarch mixture slowly to simmering liquid and whisk for 3 minutes, until 50 percent thicker. Keep in mind that you might not need all of it. When glaze is at desired thickness, add mint leaves and transfer to small bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Remove the chicken from oven and brush with Mojito Glaze. Place chicken under broiler for 5 minutes. Remove from broiler, cut and serve immediately with more glaze on the side.

MOJITO MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• To make salsa, heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
• Add green pepper and onions and saute about 4 minutes.
• Add minced ginger and red pepper flakes, saute another 1 minute.
• Now add mango and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Now add rum and lime juice and simmer for one minute.
• Take off the heat and stir in mint. Set mango salsa off to the side.
• For the chicken breast preparation pat the breasts dry.
• Combine the flour, garlic powder, ginger, salt and pepper.
• Lightly pat the chicken into the flour mixture.
• Heat the oil over medium high heat in an oven proof skillet.
• Lightly brown the chicken for about three minutes on each side.
• Pour the mango salsa over the chicken.
• Put the uncovered skillet in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.

MOJITO CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except for chicken wings in a food processor (or blender), process until blended.place wings in a large resealable bag or container, pour in marinade and toss to coat.refrigerate 8-10 hours.
• heat grill to medium heat. remove wings from marinade , place wings on grill and cover. grill wings 15-20 minutes, or until no longer pink; turning occasionally.

MINT MOJITO CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Mix all your marinade ingredients together in a bowl.
• Lightly grease a glass baking dish and place chicken in it.
• Pour marinade over chicken.
• Bake for 35 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Transfer chicken to plates and drizzle pan juice on top.
• Grate lime zest over the wings and garnish with mint.

DINOSAUR BBQ MOJITO CHICKEN

Steps:

• To make the marinade:.
• Mix the garlic, onions, orange and lime juices in a bowl.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan until just smoking.
• Cover your arms and put on potholder mitts. Slide the contents of the bowl into the hot oil - be very careful because the liquid will spatter.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Season the marinade with the rest of the ingredients.
• Pour everything into a blender or food processor and pulse 3 times to combine. Pour into a plastic container and cool to room temp; then cover and refrigerate. Will keep for up to 2 weeks.
• To make the chicken:.
• Spread the chicken out in a baking dish and pour the marinade over it. Rub some of the marinade under the skin.
• Marinate the chicken for 4 hours or overnight in the fridge.
• Turn the oven onto 375.
• Scatter the onion over the bottom of a roasting pan, and put the chicken on top, skin side up.
• Pour the remaining marinade over the chicken and roast for 1 hour and 15 minutes, til the chicken is golden and cooked through.
• Serve the chicken with pan juices and sprinkle with parsley to garnish. If desired, squeeze lime wedges over chicken.

MOJITO CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• In a large sheet pan, spread the asparagus out and drizzle with 1-2 tablespoons of the olive oil to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
• Next, place the almonds on the pan, add 1 teaspoon of oil to coat then roast in at 400 degrees F for 10 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of oil until very hot.
• Add the chicken and begin to brown. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until tender - about 7-8 minutes.
• Add the lime juice and carefully add the rum and lime zest. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer slowly until cooked.
• Toss in half of the almonds and place the hot rice on a warm platter.
• Top the rice with the chicken, arrange the roasted asparagus, drizzle the juices on top and garnish with the remaining almonds and mint.

MAMA'S FRIED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
• Place chicken in shallow dish or ziploc plastic bag; add buttermilk.
• Cover or seal, and chill at least 2 hours.
• Remove chicken from buttermilk, discarding buttermilk.
• Dredge chicken in flour.
• Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2 inches in a deep skillet or Dutch oven; heat to 360°F.
• Add chicken, a few pieces at a time; cover and cook 6 minutes.
• Uncover chicken and cook 9 minutes.
• Turn chicken; cover and cook 6 minutes.
• Uncover and cook 5 to 9 minutes, turning the chicken the last 3 minutes for even browning, if necessary.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Test chicken with meat thermometer (170°F) or by piercing thickest portion with fork.
• When juices run clear it is done.