Trini Style Chicken Food

TRINI STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Stir together the garlic powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and sazon seasoning in a shallow dish. Coat chicken pieces with this mixture.
• Heat a Dutch oven or heavy skillet with a lid over medium heat for at least 3 minutes. Sprinkle the sugar over the bottom of the pan, and stir gently until it becomes liquid and caramelizes. Add the chicken, cover, and cook for about 25 minutes.
• Remove cover, and cook for another 15 to 20 minutes, letting the juices cook down until they are almost gone. Add the bok choy, and cook just until wilted.

TRINIDAD PELAU CHICKEN AND PIGEON PEAS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, place the chicken, green seasoning, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and ketchup, along with salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss to mix and coat the chicken with the seasonings. Set aside and let marinate for at least 1 hour.
• Pour the oil into a large pot and place over medium-high heat. Let it heat until hot but not smoking.
• Make the burnt sugar by sprinkling the cane sugar into the hot oil in an even layer.
• Let the sugar melt until it starts to froth and bubble.
• As soon as the edges of the froth/bubbles start to turn a slight shade darker, immediately add the seasoned chicken. Stir to mix and coat with the burnt sugar.
• Let cook for 7 to 10 minutes.
• Add the rice to the pot, stir to mix, and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the onion, red bell pepper, pigeon peas, and carrots (if using) and cook for 1 minute.
• Pour in the coconut milk and the chicken stock or water. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Toss in the whole Scotch bonnet pepper . Bring the mixture to a boil and cover the pot.
• Once it reaches a boil, partially remove the lid and continue to boil for an additional 7 to 8 minutes.
• Cover the pot fully, reduce the heat to low, and let cook for 25 to 30 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
• Sprinkle the green onions on top and fold into the pelau. Taste and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper if necessary.
• Serve hot or at room temperature and enjoy.

TRINIDADIAN CHICKEN STEW

Steps:

• In a heavy bottomed 4-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the sugar and cook, stirring occasionally, until very dark, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken pieces, ginger, 1 teaspoon of salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently until the chicken is brown, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and break up with a wooden spoon. Add the thyme, 2 tablespoons of parsley, carrots, potatoes, and hot water. Cover the pan and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 40 to 45 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer to serving bowls and garnish with the remaining parsley.

TRINIDADIAN-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• For the marinade: Place the garlic, shallots, onions, parsley, and vegetable oil in a food processor, and puree. Transfer the garlic mixture to a container, and set aside. For the chicken: Put the chicken pieces in a bowl and add half of the Amise marinade, cover, and marinate in the refrigerator for a maximum of 24 hours. In a wide-based pan, heat the sugar and vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Swirl the glaze until the sugar caramelizes and browns, approximately 7 to 10 minutes. As soon as the sugar caramelizes, add the chicken pieces, in one layer skin-side down and brown the chicken on all sides, about approximately 5 minutes. Add the onion, chile, plantain, tomatoes, and Worcestershire sauce to the pan, and stir. Pour in the chicken stock, and bring the ingredients to a boil. Add in the reserved marinade and reduce the heat to medium. Cook for 30 to 40 minutes, and season the dish with salt, to taste. Turn off the heat. Transfer the chicken to a serving plate and garnish with the cilantro leaves just before serving.

CURRIED CHICKEN (TRINIDAD STYLE)

Steps:

• Cut chicken into small pieces and season with garlic, green seasoning, salt and hot pepper.
• Marinate for 30 minutes or more.
• Heat oil in an iron pot or skillet.
• Mix curry powder with 1/4 cup of water until smooth; add to hot oil and cook 2 minutes.
• Add chicken and stir to coat in curry; cook until all water dries out; stir well (about 10 mins).
• Add tomatoes and onion; cook for a minute; stir in 1/2 cup hot water.
• Lower heat to medium; cover and cook until meat is tender; add more water if more sauce is necessary.
• Adjust salt and hot pepper.

TRINI-CHINESE CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large, nonreactive bowl, toss the chicken with five-spice powder, then with the juice of 2 of the limes, the soy sauce and the ginger. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 6 hours.
• Heat oils in a large skillet over medium-high heat. There should be at least 1/4 inch of oil in the pan. When the oil is hot, remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess marinade to drip back into the bowl, and fry, in batches if necessary to not crowd the pan, turning the pieces frequently, until well browned and cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the dipping sauce. Combine oyster sauce, a tablespoon of the Scotch-bonnet-pepper sauce and the juice of the remaining lime and stir to combine. Adjust seasonings with more hot sauce, lime juice and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
• Garnish with scallions and serve with white or fried rice, with a drizzle of the sauce over each piece of chicken and the remaining sauce on the side.

STEWED CHICKEN - TRINIDAD STYLE

Steps:

• Finely chop onion, garlic, fresh tomatoes.
• Cut chicken into medium/small pieces.
• Put oil & sugar in a pot on high heat, and caramelize sugar.
• When golden brown, add chopped chicken pieces.
• Keep turning until all pieces coated in caramelized sugar and golden brown in color.
• Add onion & garlic.
• Keep cooking until onion translucent.
• Lower heat, add tomatoes & other seasonings.
• Simmer covered on low heat until chicken is cooked.
• Remove cover and cook further , reducing liquid until sauce thickens but DO NOT let dry.
• Serve hot with hot rice OR mashed potatoes.

TRINI STYLE HERB ROASTED WHOLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• pat chicken dry with paper towel,.
• then melt butter combine minced garlic,chopped parsley salt and black pepper in a bowl paste the chicken with the mixture inside and out bake for 1 hour 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
• serve with any rice or side dish.

TRINI STEW CHICKEN (NOT SPICY)

Steps:

• Peel and cut medium onion in half. Slice. Put half the onion in a large bowl and the other half in a small bowl (for frying). Peel and mince garlic. Add it to the small bowl of onions for frying. Rinse and chop both tomatoes and add it to the large bowl. Rinse and chop the green onion, add it to the large bowl. Wash and chop up the handful of cilantro, add it to large bowl. Cut the lime in half and begin to prepare the 9 drumsticks.
• Put chicken in a large bowl, add water until it covers the chicken. Squeeze lime juice in the water and put the peel in the water. Wash chicken, and pour out the water. Add more water until it covers the chicken again. Add white vinegar and wash the chicken. Pour out the water. Peel skin off the chicken ( if desired).
• Add chicken to the large bowl with half sliced onion, tomato, green onion and cilantro. Add salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and ketchup. Mix. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to marinate for 15 - 20 mins (if your in a rush) or 4 hours to overnight (if your not in a rush).
• Get a large pot, turn heat to medium and add oil. Add the small bowl of onions and garlic to the oil and sauté for 5 mins or when you see some garlic pieces turning brown. Add the marinated chicken. Hear it sizzle. Use a mixing spoon to blend everything together. Let it cook for 5 minutes. Use the mixing spoon to mix again. Let it cook for another 5 minutes. Now add mushroom soy sauce and oyster sauce. Mix. Cover with the lid for 15 minutes and let the natural juices come out. After 15 minutes, take the lid off, and mix. Let the chicken juices evaporate, till there is a thick gravy and very little liquid left. Keep an eye on it. 15 minutes After 15 minutes, add water until it barely covers the chicken. Let it come to a boil and wait 15 -20 minutes until it reaches the gravy consistency you want. Turn off the stove and your done! Enjoy with some rice, salad and some macaroni pie!

TRINIDAD STEWED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Prepare Green seasoning marinade:.
• Put all the seasoning ingredients into your blender or food processor and process dry or with a minimum amount of water. Store in the fridge, in a glass jar, for up to a week. Or add some more water and some vinegar if you want to keep it longer. Sorry I can't offer definite measurements. I usually just eyeball this.
• Trinidadians use this all purpose mix to season just about any kind of meat. It keeps well in the fridge and we usually make a fresh batch of this once a week.
• Season chicken with Angustora bitters, green seasoning, salt and black pepper and leave to marinate in the fridge for 1/2 hour or longer if you have the time.
• Heat oil in a heavy pot, add sugar and garlic and let caramelize. Stir once or twice so that the garlic doesn't burn.
• The sugar will go from the colour of peanut butter to a bubbling, dark, reddish brown. When the outer edges start to turn an even darker brown , add all the chicken to the pot.
• Do not stir. Let the water generated by the addtion of the chicken dry out some and give chicken a chance to caramelize. Turn chicken and let rest again for the other side to caramelize. Reapeat this process, turning chicken occasionally so that it browns on all sides. If the sauce at this point looks a little bit gooey you are on the right track. You may need to add a few tablespoons of water during this process if it seems that the sauce is drying out too quickly but keep it at this thickened stage until the chicken is brown. If your sauce is too thin and watery the chicken will not caramelize.
• TIP: It takes a while for the sugar to get to the dark colour you are looking for. Do not walk away while browning the sugar. Once brown you'd be surprised how quickly it goes to black leaving you with a bitter charred mess that dries hard and ruins your pot and your spoon:=)No this never happened to me before LOL.
• Don't rush this stage. Let the liquid dry out, turning chicken occasionally so that it browns on all sides. If water is added too soon the brown colour will wash right off. The chicken will be too pale.
• When chicken is nice and brown, add the Worcestershire sauce, the Maggi cube and 2 cups cup or more of water to cover the chicken or two cups of broth.
• Add hot pepper sauce; cover pot and bring to a boil. Remove the pot cover part of the way as you want the liquid to start drying up but not so quickly that the chicken doesn't have time to cook. If liquid dries out too quickly you can always add more water.
• Cook on medium heat until chicken is tender.
• Once the chicken is cooked, let liquid dry out until the sauce in the pot is no longer watery.
• Serve with hot rice, salad or vegetables.
• Variations: You can add a 1/4 cup pumpkin cut in small cubes after you brown the chicken if you want a slightly thicker sauce.

TRINIDAD STEWED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken on a plate. Sprinkle the green onion, cilantro, garlic, onion, salt and pepper over it. Cover, and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a deep pot over medium heat. Stir in the sugar, and cook until the sugar has melted into a nice golden brown syrup. Add the chicken pieces, and brown quickly while turning continuously. Cover the pot, and let it cook for 2 minutes.
• Pour in 1 cup of water, coconut milk and pepper flakes. Replace the lid, and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir in the ketchup and butter. Continue cooking until chicken is fork tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Serve chicken with the sauce in the pot as a gravy.