Serves 16 - 18

Serving Size: 2 skewers chicken

Plantains and Caribbean Chicken Satay

2 hr, 30 Prep Time

30 minCook Time

2 hr, 30 Total Time

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Ingredients

Chicken
• 1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 1 lime, juiced
• 20 or more wooden skewers
• Green leaf lettuce for garnish
Plantains
• 2 ripe yellow plantains
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 yellow onion
• 4 Skewers
Marinade For Chicken:
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 cup plain greek yogurt
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 leaves of chado beni, finely chopped or cilantro
• 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger (about a knuckle)
• 2 tablespoon curry powder
• 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 tablespoon pineapple juice (optional)
• 2 tablespoon or Olive Oil, for your griddle
Peanut Mango Sauce
• 1 ripe mango peeled , pitted and chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lime zest
• 2 large clove garlic, peeled
• 1/2 scotch bonnet pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar, optional
• 2 limes, juiced
• 1 cup hot water divided
• 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter

Method

Chicken
1. Butterfly and cut into strips
2. Place in a clean bowl or ziplock bag
3. Add lime juice and toss to combine,set aside.
Chicken Marinade
4. Combine paprika, onion powder. kosher salt,black pepper , yogurt, minced garlic, grated ginger , orange juice, chado beni , scotch bonnet pepper , pineapple juice and curry powder
5. Add to the chicken pieces , gently toss until well coated., refrigerate for at least two hours, or overnight if you have the time
6. Thread the chicken pieces onto the skewers working the skewer in and out of the chicken.
Plantains
7. Peel and cut plantains into rounds
The Actual Cooking
8. Heat a griddle to about 375 degrees , brush with a small amount of olive oil, place plantains and grill until golden brown,about 1 - 2 minutes per side , do the same if you are using peppers and onions.
9. Thread onto skewers by adding plantains , pepper and onion, repeat until you have about 5 - 6 pieces of plantains on one skewer. Keep covered until ready to eat!
Chicken
10. Clean your griddle and reheat, brush with small amount of olive oil
11. Grill the chicken satays for 2-to 3 minutes on each side, until nicely seared on both sides.
12. Place in an aluminum foil pan, keep covered
13. Heat oven to 500 degrees
14. Place covered aluminum foil pan with chicken in hot oven for about 10 - 12 minutes before serving
15. Serve on a bed of lettuce with a nice and spicy peanut and mango dipping sauce
Direction for Mango Peanut Sauce
16. In a blender or food processor blend mango, lime zest , garlic scotch bonnet pepper, lime juice and 1/2 cup water.
17. Add peanut butter, soy sauce and remaining hot water, continue blending until very smooth.
18. If the sauce is to thick, you can add some additional water to thin it out.
19. Pour the sauce into a nice sauce bowl and garnish with cilantro . Serve with caribbean style chicken satay

Notes