Taxi Stand Jerk Chicken With Pineapple Mango Salsa

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup red onion, chopped
• 4 green onions, green and parts chopped
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 limes, juice of
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2-1 scotch bonnet pepper, stemmed, seeded, and chopped (more or less to taste)
• 3 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons allspice
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 4 (4 -6 ounce) bone-in skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup fresh pineapple, chopped
• 1 cup fresh mango, chopped
• 2 tablespoons red onions, chopped
• 1 tablespoon jalapeno, minced (more or less to taste)
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor or blender, combine the red onions, green onions, oil, water, lime juice, soy sauce, scotch bonnet chiles, garlic, ketchup, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and thyme and process until a smooth paste forms. set aside.
• 2 wash the chicken breasts and pat dry. using rubber gloves cover each breast with the jerk paste.
• 3 place the chicken in a zip lock plastic bag and refrigerate for 4 to 8 hours.
• 4 prepare a charcoal or gas barbecue for indirect grilling, placing a drip pan under the cool side of the grill rack. preheat to 350ºf.
• 5 make sure the grill rack is clean and oil it thoroughly with nonstick cooking spray.
• 6 remove the chicken from the bag and move to the prepared grill rack over direct heat.
• 7 cook for 5 minutes per side, then move the chicken to the cool side of the grill and cook for 10 to 15 minutes longer per side, until the internal temperature reaches 160ºf.
• 8 remove the chicken from the grill and let stand for 10 minutes, covered.
• 9 meanwhile, prepare the salsa by combining the pineapple, mango, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and lime juice in a food processor and pulsing 3 or 4 times until the ingredients are chopped, but still chunky.
• 10 remove to a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• 11 serve each breast topped with a generous portion of salsa. enjoy!