Jerk Chicken With Rice And Peas Pilaf

Jerk Chicken With Rice And Peas Pilaf Recipe is a Caribbean dish made with roasted chicken on rice pilaf. Chicken is oven roasted with spices. The mildly spiced rice pilaf is made with peas and then the jerk chicken is served placed on top of the rice pilaf, with a dash of lemon juice on top. This recipe is so filling and is a one pot dish to make. Since roasting is done in oven, it is an easy chicken recipe to make.

So next time when you have special guests at home, try this recipe and impress them with your International cooking skills. Ideal for weekend meals , Jerk chicken is a sure win win when it comes to exotic recipe cooking.

Jerk Chicken With Rice And Peas Pilaf Recipe

Caribbean roasted chicken with rice pilaf

• Coursemain course, Main Dish
• CuisineCaribbean

Servings2 servings

Prep Time20 minutes

Cook Time45 minutes

Ingredients

For Jerk Chicken :

• 1kg chicken(thigh and drumstick)
• 2tbsp cooking oil
• 1bottle Barbecue Sauce jerk barbecue sauce
• 1bunch Spring Onionsfine sliced
• 1tsp lemon juice

For Rice & Peas Pilaf :

• 250gms basmati rice
• 1cup Green Peas
• 1cup coconut milk
• 1/2cup Spring Onions (Scallion)fine chopped
• 1sprig Thyme leaves
• 2cloves garlicfine chopped
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1tsp All spice powder

Instructions

1. To begin making Jerk Chicken With Rice And Peas Recipe, pre heat oven at 200 degree C.
2. Take oil in a roasting pan and heat in oven for 5 minutes. Take out the pan carefully & add the chicken pieces.
3. Place the tin inside the oven and roast it for 6-8 mins till brown from all sides.
4. Carefully pour the barbecue sauce all over the browned chicken and scatter over the sliced spring onions.
5. Roast the chicken in the oven for 20 mins, turn it occasionally so that it gets nice and sticky.
6. Meanwhile, make the rice & peas pilaf.
7. In a pan add 2 cups of water, coconut milk, spring onions, thyme, garlic, bay leaf, allspice powder and some salt to taste and bring it to a boil.
8. Add rice (pre washed) and peas into it and simmer for 10 mins.
9. Cook the rice till it is tender and turn off the heat.
10. Drain and collect the rice and peas and serve with Jerk Chicken topped on Rice And Peas pilaf recipe with a generous squeeze of lemon.

Recipe Notes

 

If you like this Caribbean recipe then try making at home and surprise your family and friends with your International cooking skills. Do share your views and feedback with me in comments below.

 

Love : Shaheen

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