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West Indian Citrus Chicken

By
Andrew Chase
  • Low fat
  • Gluten free
  • Lactose free
  • Peanut free
Piquant sauces with sour orange (replicated here with lime and orange) are common to the West Indies.

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken (about 3 lb/1.5 kg), cut in serving pieces
  • 1/2 cup  (125 mL)  lime juice
  • 1 tsp  (5 mL)  salt
  • 1-1/4 tsp  (6 mL)  ground allspice
  • 1 tsp  (5 mL)  each ground coriander and cumin
  • 1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  black pepper
  • 2 tbsp  (30 mL)  olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 Cubanelle peppers, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 or 3 Scotch bonnet peppers (habanero)
  • 1 tsp  (5 mL)  paprika
  • 2 cups  (500 mL)  canned diced tomatoes
  • 1 tsp  (5 mL)  dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  finely grated orange rind
  • 1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  finely grated lime rind
  • 1/2 cup  (125 mL)  orange juice

Preparation

Toss chicken with 1/4 cup/60 mL of the lime juice and half of the salt; let sit 20 to 30 minutes, then drain. Mix together allspice, coriander, cumin and black pepper. Set 1/2 tsp/2 mL of the spice mixture aside; sprinkle remainder over chicken.

In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown chicken in batches. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside. Pour off all but 2 tbsp/30 mL of the fat from skillet; reduce heat to medium. Add onion and fry, stirring often and scraping up brown bits from pan, until softened, 5 to 6 minutes.

Add Cubanelle peppers and garlic; fry until peppers are softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in Scotch bonnet peppers, paprika and reserved spice mixture; fry, stirring, for 1 minute.

Stir in tomatoes, oregano, orange and lime rinds, orange juice and remaining lime juice and salt; bring to simmer. Add chicken, skin side up; return to simmer. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.

With tongs, transfer chicken to serving platter. Increase heat to medium-high; cook sauce, stirring often, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken.

Makes 4 servings.

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