Healthy Grilling
Caribbean Zesty Chicken
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation
ready in 3 h.
Ready in
Ingredients
for
4
- For the marinade
- 1 onion (roughly chopped)
- fresh ginger (peeled and chopped)
- 2 green chili peppers (halved and deseeded)
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp grated Nutmeg
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- 1 generous pinch allspice
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- 2 Tbsps sunflower oil
- 2 Tbsps freshly squeezed Lime juice
- For the rest of the dish
- 4 Chicken legs
- 1 small Pineapple (cut into large wedges)
- 2 Limes (halved)
- 1 cup
- thyme (to garnish)
Preparation steps
1.
Put all the marinade ingredients into a food processor and blend to make a fine paste. Mix the chicken with the marinade and set aside for at least 2 hours.
2.
Preheat the oven to 200ºC / 400ºF, or heat the barbecue. Cook the rice in boiling, salted water according to the package instructions
3.
Take the chicken out of the marinade, place skin side up in a roasting tin and cook in the oven for 40 minutes, or cook on the barbecue for about 15 minutes, turning frequently.
4.
Meanwhile, cook the pineapple and lime halves on the barbecue, or on a heated griddle pan.
5.
Serve the chicken on a bed of rice with the grilled fruit and thyme sprig to garnish.
