Monday, April 14, 2008

Made-up Island Chicken

I made up a new chicken recipe today w/ stuff I had around the house:

Ingredients:
Chicken breast
10 oz. can of guava juice
Ginger
Garlic
Bay leaves
Salt & pepper
Cilantro

Marinate chicken breast in 1 can of guava juice w/ ginger & garlic to taste, plus 2-3 bay leaves. (I used 1/2 chicken breast, marinated for the next day - this probably makes enough marinade for a whole breast).

Salt & pepper the chicken & brown each side for a couple of minutes at medium heat. Remove chicken from heat. Turn up the burner to medium high or high. Pour in the marinade, add fresh cilantro & bring to a simmer. Add the chicken back in (I slowly turned the heat down to medium to keep the juice at a simmer). Cook about 5 minutes on each side or until done.

We ate it w/ rice but didn't have any exotic veges to add.

Here are some things I might try mixing in next time:
sauteed onions/scallions (something sour to go w/ the sweet flavor)
pineapple
rum extract

I'll gladly take any suggestions of what else to eat with made-up island chicken.