Saturday, October 17, 2009

Easy to Make Your Own Jerk Chicken & Sauce with Corn Pudding & Salad






Easy Jerk Chicken      Vegans try this on Tofu 

    • 4 tsp ground allspice               Add 1/4 of dry mix to;
    • 4 tsp ground cinnamon           2 mashed garlic cloves           
    • 4 tsp dried thyme                     1Tbs minced onions          
    • 1 tsp grated nutmeg                  2 Tbs vinegar         
    • 4 tsp raw sugar (or not)             2 Tbs healthy oil      
    • Mix, save extra for next time.     
    1 package cut up chicken pieces approx. 4 lbs, this serves four to six, depending on your appetite

    Add 1/4 of spice mix, with vinegar, oil, garlic, onion in bowl or bag and marinate chicken for at least 3 hours or overnight. You can do this to boneless skinless chicken too.

    Jerk Chicken: After the chicken has marinated arrange on a 
    baking dish separated, cook at 375° approx 45 min. Or grill
    until done, use a meat thermometer to be sure. Tip you can 
    throw bay leaves or smoke chips to add another layer of flavor. 
    Easy Sweet & Sour Sauce For Jerk Chicken
    1/4 c. Ketchup,   1 Tbs Tamari,    2 to 4 Tbs Brown Sugar or honey, 1 tsp rice vinegar, 1/8 to 1/2 tsp chili garlic paste or hot sauce adjust to your heat tolerance,1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger, 1/8 tsp cinnamon & allspice
     Luscious Corn Pudding
    1 can organic creamed corn +  1 1/2 C fresh or frozen organic corn
    1/4 C diced green & red sweet peppers, 1/8 to 1/4 diced jalapeno (what's your Hotness level?)   2 C diced steamed *yellow squash 
    *(you can get creative with this and add what you like, lima beans? or zucchini? anything mild, you don't want to over power the corn flavor, or use more corn)
    2 eggs beaten + 2 Tbs corn flour or fine corn meal + 3 Tbs Cream or 1/2 & 1/2 or Soy Milk
    2 Tbs Honey or stevia or sugar (something sweet)  pinch of sea salt

      MIX ALL AND PUT IN 8" X 8 " OILED CASSEROLE DISH
    TOPPING;  1/2 to 1 C Panko Japanese bread crumbs(or conventional, or crackers, or ?)
    Mix the bread crumbs with 2 Tbs butter, coconut oil or something greasy, pinch of salt & cayenne. Top casserole & bake for approx. 40 minutes on 350° or until set. 

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