Typically Tropical Mango Chicken Food

MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dice one of the mangoes and onion. Peel the other mango and grate the meat on a fine grater.
• Preheat a medium sauce pot over medium heat and add some oil. Saute onion until softened and add garlic and diced mango.
• Cook for about a minute and add grated mango puree, chicken broth, lime juice, lime zest, ginger, salt, and red pepper flakes.
• Cook over for 5-7 minutes over medium heat. Stir in cilantro and take it off the heat.
• Break down the whole chicken into 10 pieces - 4 quarters of breasts, 2 drums, 2 thighs, and 2 wings. Season each piece with salt and pepper.
• Preheat the oven to 375°.
• Preheat a large skillet or an oven-safe cooking pan over medium-high heat and add some oil.
• Sear chicken for a couple of minutes on both sides, until browned.
• Spread mango sauce all over the chicken, gently shake the pan to help spread it around, and transfer the pan into the oven.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes.

MANGO CHUTNEY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the diced chicken, celery, onion, scallions, currants and macadamia nuts. Toss to combine and set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, sour cream, chutney and parsley until smooth. Taste for seasonings and adjust as necessary.
• Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until the dressing evenly coats the chicken salad.
• Cover and refrigerate for an hour or two for the flavors to marry. Serve over mixed greens, on a brioche or sandwich roll or in a pineapple or papaya boat.

MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
• Place the chicken in the pan in a single layer. Season with salt and pepper. You may need to cook the chicken in batches.
• Cook the chicken for 4-6 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Repeat the process with any remaining chicken.
• Add the peppers to the pan with the chicken and cook for 3-4 minutes or until softened.
• Add the garlic and ginger to the pan and cook for 1 minute.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar and cornstarch.
• Pour the chicken broth mixture over the chicken and vegetables and bring to a simmer.
• Cook for 1-2 minutes or until sauce has just thickened.
• Stir in the mango chunks and serve.

TANGY TROPICAL CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Top with mangoes, onion, red pepper and garlic. In a small bowl, combine the pineapple juice, orange juice, soy sauce, chili sauce and pepper; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low until chicken is tender, 4-5 hours., Remove chicken mixture to a serving platter; keep warm. Transfer cooking juices to a small saucepan. Bring juices to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve with chicken mixture, rice and green onions.

THAI MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place 1/2 cup mango and the simmer sauce in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
• Heat 1 t oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute 5 minutes, or until browned.
• Add sauce mixture and bring to a simmer. Simmer 3 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Stir in remaining mango. Serve in lettuce leaves or over rice sprinhkled with cilantro if desired.

TROPICAL BAKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Position rack in the center of the oven.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix together Dijon mustard, basil and honey.
• Smear the chicken with this mixture.
• Arrange chicken, skin side down, in a shallow roasting pan or baking dish just large enough to hold it in a single layer.
• Sprinkle the pieces with finely chopped onions, bell peppers, butter, salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste and 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon and paprika.
• Pour orange and pineapple juice around the chicken.
• Bake, basting once, for 30 minutes.
• Turn the chicken skin side up, season with salt and pepper, 1/2 tsp each of cinnamon and paprika, and all of brown sugar.
• Bake until the chicken is tender and golden, about 20 minutes longer.
• Add more orange juice or pineapple juice if the pan seems dry.
• Pour the juice into a small saucepan and boil over high heat until it becomes syrupy.
• Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.

MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into three 4 inch pieces.
• Seed, core and cut peppers into 1-inch pieces.
• Slice onions into 1 1/2-inch lengths.
• Peel and pit mangoes and cut into 2/3-inch pieces.
• Whisk together stock, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch and curry paste.
• In wok or skillet heat half of the oil over high heat; stir fry chicken for 4 minutes or until no longer pink inside.
• Transfer to plate.
• Add remaining oil to wok; stir-fry peppers for 2 minutes.
• Stir in ginger, cook for 30 seconds.
• Add stock mixture and chicken, cook stirring for 2 minutes or until sauce is thickened and chicken is hot.
• Stir in onions and mango.
• Sprinkle with cashews (if using).

COCONUT MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Fry chicken until golden; set aside.
• Fry onion, garlic and ginger about 5 minutes.
• Combine coconut milk, chicken bouillon and corn starch. Add to the onion mixture. Add chicken back to the pan. Bring to the boil, stirring until it thickens. Stir in mango slices or fresh mango.
• Simmer for about 5 minutes.
• If desired, serve on a bed of jasmine rice.

TROPICAL MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine lime juice, ginger, pepper, salt, oil, and wine in large freezer bag. Shake.
• Add chicken breasts, shake to coat.
• Marinate 1-2 hours.
• Remove chicken from marinade, save marinade.
• Grill chicken, basting several times throughout. It should take about 5-7 minutes on each side over a med-high heat.
• Add mangoes during last 5 minutes, grilling lightly and stirring a little as you go.
• Serve over rice.
• If you like, heat leftover marinade until boiling and use as a sauce.

TYPICALLY TROPICAL MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Soak the raisins in the rum for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.
• Mix the coconut with the milk, set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil and brown the chicken, remove from the pan.
• Heat the other tablespoon of oil, add to the pan: the onion, butternut squash, garlic, scotch bonnet and some salt and pepper, fry for approx 5 minutes on medium heat.
• Now add the ginger and the curry powder, fry for another 5 minutes whilst stirring.
• Add the sweet bell pepper strips, coconut/milk mixture and chicken stock and return the chicken cubes to the skillet.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Then add the soaked raisins and the mango cubes.
• Heat through, add the lime juice and taste to check if you want to add more.
• Serve with rice and fried slices of plantain.