Grilled Jerk Chicken with Mango Salsa

From: JAPRC

Recipe Rating:	1 2 3 4 5  (8)
Categories:	Chicken, Healthy
Collections:	Healthier Fare
Keywords:	spicy, jerk,grilling, Jamaican
Serves:	4-6 depending on size of chicken
Prep Time:	1 Hr 30 Min
Cook Time:	20 Min

Ingredients

1 Tbsp	ground allspice
1 Tbsp	dried thyme
1 1/2 tsp	cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tsp	freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 tsp	ground sage
3/4 tsp	ground nutmeg
3/4 tsp	ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp	fresh garlic-pressed
1 Tbsp	sugar
1/4 c	olive oil, extra virgin
1/4 c	soy sauce, light
3/4 c	white vinegar
1/2 c	orange juice, fresh
1	lime, juiced
1	scotch bonnet, or jalepeno pepper finely chopped *see note !
3	green onions
1 c	onion, finely chopped
4-6	chicken breast, split and pounded * see note
MANGO SALSA
2	ripe mangos
1 md	onions, vidalia, peeled and chopped
3	fresh tomatillo's chopped
3 lg	ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 lg	green pepper, chopped
3-6	fresh jalapeno's , chopped * see note
1 bunch	fresh cilantro, finely chopped
	sea salt to taste
2	limes, juiced

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 *NOTE* *WARNING* Scotch Bonnet Peppers (habanero) and jalapeno peppers must be handled properly or they can cause burning and irritation to skin and eyes. If you cannot handle very, very hot and spicy food then skip the scotch bonnets and use the jalapeno. You must wear gloves when chopping the peppers, the peppers have oil's that will stay on your skin and mostly likely will get in your eyes, not to mention burn your skin !* You may even need to wear a mask because of the fumes from the peppers.

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 NOTE *Depending on the size and thickness of your chicken breast you may need to split the boneless breast and then pound them down to around an inch in thickness. I

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 In a large glass bowl mix all of the spices and finely chopped vegetables.In a separate bowl mix all of the wet ingredients. With a wire whisk slowly add the wet ingredients to the spices and vegetable mix.

4

 Reserve 1 cup of the marinade for basting.

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 Add chicken to marinade and cover for at least an hour. * We always make it up the night before and let the chicken marinade over night.

6

 Pre-heat your outdoor gas grill.

7

 Separate reserved basting marinade into two small bowls. Use one for basting the chicken on the grill with and bring the other to a boil in the microwave, pour a small amount over each chicken breast while plating. Adds a lot of flavor !

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 Remove chicken from the marinade and grill for 8-10 min on each side or until the chicken is no longer pink.* Again, this depends on thickness of chicken.

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 Serve with Mango Salsa, black beans and rice,grilled sweet potato halve.

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 MANGO SALSA DIRECTIONS

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 In a food processor add chopped onion, jalapeno pepper scraped of white membrane and seeds and tomatillo's.

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 Process till almost finely grated stage. Scrape out into a quart size bowl or bigger.

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 Next add the chopped tomatoes and chopped green pepper to the food processor and process till chunky. Add these to the quart bowl.

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 Next add the Mango to the food processor and process till very chunky. Add to the rest of ingredients in bowl.

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 Lastly, using a knife, finely chop the cilantro and add to the vegetable mixture in bowl.

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 Add the fresh lime juice and sea salt to taste.

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 Serve over the Jerk Chicken

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 *You may use this salsa alone as an appetizer with tortilla chips . This is our friends favorite salsa and is highly requested !