French West Indian Dog Sauce Sauce Chien Food

FRENCH WEST INDIAN SAUCE CHIEN

French West Indian Sauce Chien image

Provided by Steven Raichlen

Time 10m

Yield about 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic, peeled
2 medium shallots, peeled and quartered
1 Scotch bonnet or habanero chili, seeded and quartered
2 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger
1/2 cup flatleaf parsley leaves
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives or scallion greens
1/2 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme
1 scant teaspoon salt, or more, to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of ground allspice
1/3 cup fresh lime juice, or more, to taste
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Steps:

Finely chop the garlic, shallots, chili, ginger, parsley and chives in a food processor. Add remaining ingredients, and process just to mix. Add 1/4 cup boiling water, and process to mix. Run the machine in short bursts until you have a coarse puree. If desired, add more salt or lime juice, to taste. The sauce can be served immediately, but it becomes more flavorful if you let it sit for an hour.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 279, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 242 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams

FRENCH WEST INDIES SAUCE CHIEN

French West Indies Sauce Chien image

This recipe is for a sauce that is synonymous with the French West Indies. Sauce Chien (literal translation is dog sauce but in actuality from the idiom "avoir du chien," or to have pluck, spunky) was originally served along side fish and seafood dishes. In today's world, it goes well with grilled chicken as well as grilled vegetables.

Provided by Member 610488

Categories Sauces

Time 10m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 garlic cloves, peeled
2 medium shallots, peeled and quartered
1 scotch bonnet peppers or 1 habanero pepper, seeded and quartered
2 teaspoons fresh ginger, chopped
1/2 cup flatleaf fresh parsley leaves
1/4 cup fresh chives or 1/4 cup scallion top, chopped
1/2 teaspoon thyme (fresh or dried)
salt, to taste
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/3 cup fresh lime juice (or more)
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Steps:

Finely chop the garlic, shallots, chili, ginger, parsley and chives in a food processor. Add remaining ingredients, and process just to mix. Add 1/4 cup boiling water, and process to mix. Run the machine in short bursts until you have a coarse puree. If desired, add more salt or lime juice, to taste. The sauce can be served immediately, but it becomes more flavorful if you let it sit for an hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 521.3, Fat 54.4, SaturatedFat 7.5, Sodium 15, Carbohydrate 10.7, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 2.2, Protein 1.9

WEST INDIAN-STYLE CHICKEN LEGS WITH SAUCE CHIEN

West Indian-style chicken legs with sauce chien image

Roast juicy chicken thighs in a seriously spicy, herby marinade - swap Scotch bonnet chillies for regular red chillies to turn down the heat

Provided by Jennifer Joyce

Categories Dinner, Main course

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

6 chicken legs
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp allspice
½ scotch bonnet chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped
zest and juice 2 limes , plus extra juice (optional)
1 garlic clove
2 shallots , peeled
large handful flat-leaf parsley
½ scotch bonnet chilli, seeds removed
3 spring onions , thinly sliced
1 tsp grated ginger
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
pinch of sugar
cooked rice , to serve (we used coconut rice)

Steps:

To make the sauce, place all the ingredients in the small bowl of a food processor, with 2 tbsp boiling water and a pinch of salt. Blend and taste, adding another squeeze of lime juice if needed.
Rub the chicken with the spices, chilli and 1 tsp each of salt and pepper. Pour a third of the sauce over and marinate for at least 3 hrs, or overnight.
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Transfer the chicken to a roasting tin and roast for 1 hr, or until crisp and the meat pulls away from the bone. Serve the chicken with the remaining sauce and some coconut rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130 calories, Fat 8 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 0.9 milligram of sodium