Jerk Chicken With Salsa Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Combine cucumber, mango, onion, red pepper, corn, and cilantro in bowl. Squeeze with lime and salt to taste. Chill until ready to serve. ( Make this several hours ahead for best flavor)
• 2. Put chicken breasts in between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet, pound out to about 1/4 inch thick.
• 3. In a large Ziploc bag, add chicken, thyme, cayenne, allspice, sugar, salt, pepper, olive oil, vinegar, and lime juice. Squeeze bag and "massage" marinade into meat, coating evenly. Refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
• 4. Grill chicken on medium low heat- 5 to 8 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. NOTE : Instead of grilling, you could bake the chicken breasts at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix the Spice Mixture in a mini food processor pulsing to a chunky mixture. Or finely chop all together.
• Coat chicken with 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture rubbing in and marinade for 1/2-1 hour in refrigerator.
• Add the rest of the spice mixture to the salsa ingredients. Chill.
• Heat grill to medium high.
• Rub the chicken with the oil.
• Place on hot grill and cook 4-5 minutes pre side till done. Depending on how thick the breasts are. May be pan fried or broiled as well.
• Plate chicken and top generously with salsa.
• Serve with rice or on a bed of salad greens.

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 425°F
• Score the flesh of the chicken and place in a shallow dish.
• Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour over the chicken.
• Cover and refrigerate. Leave to marinade for at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the salsa by simply mixing all the ingredients together in a bowl.
• Place the chicken on a baking tray and cook in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until cooked through.
• Serve the chicken with the salsa and rice.

Steps:

• Puree all the ingredients, except the chicken, in a food processor until almost smooth. Piece the chicken with a fork to make tiny holes. Place the chicken in a large shallow baking dish and rub the marinade into the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how intense you want the flavor to be. Preheat grill. Grill chicken on each side for 5 to 6 minutes or until cooked through.
• For the mango cilantro relish:
• Combine the mangoes, onion, cilantro, lime juice, and orange juice in a bowl and gently mix. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Puree all the ingredients, except the chicken, in a food processor until almost smooth. Pierce the chicken with a fork to make tiny holes. Place the chicken in a large shallow baking dish and rub the marinade into the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours, depending on how intense you want the flavor to be. Preheat grill. Grill chicken on each side for 5 to 6 minutes or until cooked through.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and let sit 30 minutes at room temperature.

Steps:

• MAKE MARINADE
• Blend all marinade ingredients in a blender until smooth.
• MARINATE AND GRILL CHICKEN
• Divide the chicken pieces and marinade in 2 sealable plastic bags. Seal the bags, pressing out excess air, then turn bags over several times to distribute marinade. Put bags of chicken in a shallow pan and marinate, chilled, turning once or twice, for 1 day.
• Let chicken stand at room temperature 1 hour before cooking.
• COOK CHICKEN USING CHARCOAL GRILL
• Open the vents on the bottom of the grill and on the lid. Light a large chimney of charcoal briquettes (about 100) and pour them evenly over one side of a bottom rack (you will have a double or triple layer of charcoal).
• When the charcoal turns grayish white and you can hold your hand 5 inches above the rack for 3 to 4 seconds, sear the chicken in batches on a lightly oiled rack over the coals until well browned on all sides, about 3 minutes per batch. Move the chicken as seared to the side of the grill with no coals underneath, then cook, covered with the lid, until cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes more.
• Serve the chicken with the papaya salsa.
• COOK CHICKEN USING GAS GRILL
• Preheat the burners on high, then adjust heat to moderate. Cook chicken until well browned on all sides, 15 to 20 minutes. Adjust the heat to low and cook chicken, covered with lid, until cooked through, about 25 minutes more.
• Serve the chicken with papaya salsa.
• COOK CHICKEN USING AN OVEN
• If you can't grill, you can roast the chicken in two large shallow (1-inch-deep) baking pans in the upper and lower thirds of a 400°F oven, switching the position of the pans halfway through the roasting, 40 to 45 minutes total.

Steps:

• CHICKEN:.
• Put allspice, thyme, coconut, garlic, chiles, scallions, peppercorns, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and lime juice in a blender or food processor and grind to a rough paste.
• Put chicken in a baking dish, add seasoning paste and coat chicken well, using a spoon to turn and rub it.
• Cover and marinate, refrigerated, for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees and bring chicken to room temperature. Turn chicken once more in marinade to coat well, then put baking dish in the oven, uncovered. Bake for 40 mins or up 1 hour, until well browned and juices run clear (start checking at 40 mins, you don't want it overcooked and dry and smaller pieces will take less time). Put dish under the broiler for just a minute or so to char chicken slightly. Remove and serve with the peach salsa (and coconut rice, if desired).
• PEACH SALSA:.
• Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until serving time.
• The flavor is best if the salsa is refrigerated for 6 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• Preheat grill to medium heat.
• Combine cinnamon, allspice, garlic salt, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and 1 tablespoon of lime juice on a plate; mix to a paste. Brush both sides of chicken with seasoning paste; set aside for 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Meanwhile, combine mango, shallot, jalapeno, cilantro, remaining tablespoon of lime juice and 1/8 teaspoon of salt in a bowl.
• Place chicken on preheated grill. Grill for 10 minutes; flip and grill until cooked through, about 6 minutes more. Cut each chicken thigh in half to serve. Yields 3 pieces of chicken (1 1/2 thighs total) and about 1/2 cup of salsa per serving.
• *Get crafty with leftovers: If you're only cooking for 2 people, still make this recipe for 4 servings. Then combine the leftover chicken with 2 cups of arugula and 1 cup of cooked asparagus for an entrée salad another night.