Typically Tropical Mango Chicken Recipes

ONE POT MANGO CHICKEN RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil in a large nonstick pot or pan over medium high heat.
• Add chicken and sprinkle salt and pepper. Saute until golden brown. It does not have to be fully cooked.
• Add onion, garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
• Add broth, honey, soy sauce, vinegar, red chili flakes and mix everything together.
• Add green peppers and half the mangoes and let it all simmer for 1-2 minutes.
• Pour the dissolved cornstarch and continue cooking, uncovered, until sauce thickens to your desired consistency.
• Mix in the remaining mangoes and garnish with thinly sliced green onions, if you like. Enjoy!

MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
• Place the chicken in the pan in a single layer. Season with salt and pepper. You may need to cook the chicken in batches.
• Cook the chicken for 4-6 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Repeat the process with any remaining chicken.
• Add the peppers to the pan with the chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes or until softened.
• Add the garlic and ginger to the pan and cook for 1 minute.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar and cornstarch.
• Pour the chicken broth mixture over the chicken and vegetables and bring to a simmer.
• Cook for 1-2 minutes or until sauce has just thickened.
• Stir in the mango chunks and serve.

TYPICALLY TROPICAL MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Soak the raisins in the rum for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.
• Mix the coconut with the milk, set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and brown the chicken, remove from the pan.
• Heat the other tablespoon of oil, add to the pan: the onion, butternut squash, garlic, scotch bonnet and some salt and pepper, fry for approx 5 minutes on medium heat.
• Now add the ginger and the curry powder, fry for another 5 minutes whilst stirring.
• Add the sweet bell pepper strips, coconut/milk mixture and chicken stock and return the chicken cubes to the skillet.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Then add the soaked raisins and the mango cubes.
• Heat through, add the lime juice and taste to check if you want to add more.
• Serve with rice and fried slices of plantain.

TANGY TROPICAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Top with mangoes, onion, red pepper and garlic. In a small bowl, combine the pineapple juice, orange juice, soy sauce, chili sauce and pepper; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low until chicken is tender, 4-5 hours., Remove chicken mixture to a serving platter; keep warm. Transfer cooking juices to a small saucepan. Bring juices to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve with chicken mixture, rice and green onions.

MANGO TERIYAKI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken thighs into bite size pieces.
• Saute garlic and chicken on medium (med-high depending on your stove) in olive oil until chicken is golden and cooked through.
• Add teriyaki and ginger, heat about 5 minutes.
• Add mango, heat until just warm-about 2 minutes.
• Enjoy over rice or as is.

TROPICAL CHICKEN WITH MANGO YOGURT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare dipping sauce place mango in a food processor or blender, add yogurt, jalapeno, lime juice, green onion and salt.
• Pulse until smooth and refrigerate until needed.
• Thread cubed chicken, pineapple, green peppers and red onion onto the soaked bamboo skewers sprinkling with salt and pepper.
• Heat BBQ or charcoal grill to medium heat and spray with cooking oil if needed.
• Place skewers on grill and cook 5 to 7 minutes per side turning as needed until the chicken is thoroughly cooked.
• Serve with the dipping sauce.

SPICY MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Trim and butterfly chicken breasts. Salt and pepper to taste.
• At this point you can either grill the chicken breasts or cook in a medium skillet over medium-high with a small amount of olive oil. The chicken will need to cooked long enough that juices run clear. You'll prepare the mango mixture while the chicken cooks.
• Squeeze juice from lime into small dish and combine with vinegars.
• Finely chop cilantro and add to lime juice/vinegar mixture. Add the crystallized ginger and salt and set aside.
• Peel and dice mango into a bowl. Set aside.
• Remove the seeds from the jalapeno, and finally chop 1/2. Add to the mango. You can chop and use the remainder for a spicier dish.
• In a small skillet, heat a small amount of olive oil over medium heat.
• While the oil heats, mince garlic and then saute in oil for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the mango/jalapeno mixture to the garlic/oil and heat for 3 minutes over medium.
• Add the lime/vinegar/ginger to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook for 3 more minutes, stirring constantly. The mixture should thicken from the sugar in the mango. If the chicken is still not ready, keep the mixture warm over low heat.
• Spoon the mango mixture over the cooked chicken breast and serve.