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Description
Though this recipe is for a dish that's famous all over my country of origin Trinidad and Tobago, located in the Caribbean. This recipe was not passed down from my mom, the technique and basic principles I did learn from watching her prepare this amazing dish. Quite honestly, this is my favorite dish and it’s cooked at least once a week at home. Served with sliced avocado, cucumber and tomato on a heaping bed of brown rice. Just thinking about it, makes the greedy juices in my mouth flow. Though you may have heard that “browning” the meat can be difficult, this is a very simple and easy recipe to follow. To bad I couldn't aid with more pictures showing the exact steps but once you follow the recipe everything turns out perfect.
Ingredients
- 5 lb. chicken (cut into pieces)
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp. ketchup
- 2 cloves garlic (– thinly sliced or crushed)
- 1 tsp. ginger (fresh/bottled, – crushed., use 1/2 if it’s ginger powder)
- 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil (one that can withstand high heat)
- 1 onion (medium, – chopped)
- 1 medium tomato (– chopped)
- 3 Tbsp. cilantro (or 2 tbs Trinidad green meat seasoning)
- 2 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1/4 hot pepper (only if you like your food spicy)
- 1 green onion (or chive – chopped)
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme (1 teaspoon dried)
- 1 lime (or lemon or 3 tablespoons of vinegar)
Directions
- Preparing the chicken. Cut or ask your butcher to cut the chicken into serving size pieces. In a bowl empty the cut chicken and squeeze the lime or lemon (or vinegar) onto the chicken, then add some water from your tap to cover the pieces of chicken. Now wash each piece individually, removing skin and any fat (we’ll try to keep this a bit healthy). Now rinse with a new batch of water and drain. Now in the same bowl with the freshly washed chicken you’ll add ALL the ingredients EXCEPT the oil, sugar and cup of water, we’ll be using those to cook the chicken. Here’s what it should look like (remember to mix everything around and let it sit (marinate) in the fridge for about 1hr before cooking.
- Ok so at this point, you’ve just seasoned the chicken. After about an hour or so it time to get things moving. It’s best if you could find a solid or heavy pan/pot, like a dutch oven for the actual cooking process. The heavier the pan, the better the oil will heat evenly and the chicken will caramelize for you. On high heat, add the oil to the pan. Just before the oil starts to smoke, add the brown sugar. TIP – be sure to have the seasoned chicken handy, use a long handle spoon (it will get hot) and oven mitts to hold onto the pot to turn the pieces of chicken to get it evenly coated. It’s important that you keep an eye on things and be ready to act fast. Next tip – it can get a bit smoky with the high heat at this point, so you may want to turn the exhaust fan over your stove on or open a window in the event you have smoke detectors installed.
- Move around the sugar in the pot (remember to use a dry spoon with a long handle), until it starts to melt. Now keep a close eye on things here, since you’re looking for the sugar to go a bit foamy, and change color to golden. See pic below. Notice the bottom left of the picture where the sugar appears a bit darker? That’s the exact color you’re looking for before adding the chicken.
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Calories590Calories from Fat170 |
% DAILY VALUE |
Total Fat19g29% |
Saturated Fat5g25% |
Trans Fat0g |
Cholesterol295mg98% |
Sodium860mg36% |
Potassium1250mg36% |
Protein92g |
Calories from Fat170 |
% DAILY VALUE |
Total Carbohydrate11g4% |
Dietary Fiber2g8% |
Sugars7g |
Vitamin A10% |
Vitamin C30% |
Calcium8% |
Iron30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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