Chicken With Gin And Juniper Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large pan, melt the butter and brown the chicken fillets. Transfer to ovenproof dish. Do not clean out the pan!
• In the same pan, cook the onion until soft, stirring occasionally.
• In a food processor or blender, add all the remaining ingredients and puree.
• Add pureed mixture to onions in pan, heat through, pour over the browned chicken in the ovenproof dish, and cover.
• Bake covered in 350 degree F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until juices run clear.
• Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Combine the cloves, cardamom and cinnamon sticks in a bowl, cover with cold water and soak for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
• Heat the oil in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the ginger and garlic and cook until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the mustard seeds and cook for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup water, the lime zest and juice and some salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a blender and blend until a smooth paste, adding more water if needed. Let cool.
• Rub the paste over the entire chicken, including under the skin. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator 30 minutes before grilling.
• Light a chimney starter filled with hardwood charcoal and allow to burn until all the charcoal is covered with a layer of fine gray ash. Build a single-level fire by spreading the coals evenly over the bottom of the grill. Add the soaked spices evenly over the hot charcoal, put the lid on the grill and allow the grates to heat up and the smoke to fill the grill, about 5 minutes.
• Place the chicken, skin-side down, over the coals and cook until the skin is nicely charred. Flip, move to indirect heat, cover the grill and cook at about 375 degrees until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165 degrees F, 40 to 50 minutes.
• Remove the chicken to a cutting board and let rest 10 minutes before carving.

Steps:

• Stir ice cubes in a glass and drain any water that accumulates. Add gin and juniper berries.
• Twist lime peel to release lime essence into the glass. Add tonic water and stir. Garnish with the lime peel.