Jimmy Buffett's Barbados Style Chicken
Serves: 5
Branson Greenfelder
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
45
Sweetness
52
Sourness
43
mins
Prep time (avg)
5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Red Pepper (diced)1 cup
Lemon Juice1 cup
Malt Vinegar3 cups
White Wine2 tbsps
Dry Mustard1 cup
Water2 cups
Sugar2 cups
Yellow MustardDirections:
1
For the Sauce: In a food processor, combine onion, red pepper, Scotch bonnets, papaya, and garlic and pulse to chop
2
Transfer the finely chopped ingredients to a saucepan
3
Add lemon juice, malt vinegar, white wine, dry mustard, water, and sugar
4
Bring to a simmer over low heat
5
Cook slowly until the mixture is thickened, about 30 minutes
6
Remove from the heat and stir in the yellow mustard
7
For the chicken: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
8
Season the chicken well with salt and pepper on both sides
9
Place in a baking dish
10
Drizzle with olive oil and toss with thyme
11
Bake until the chicken is just cooked through, about 20 minutes
12
Remove from the oven
13
Cuban Bread: While the chicken is cooking, prepare the Cuban bread
14
Preheat a sandwich press or 2 cast iron skillets, 1 a little larger than the other
15
Slice the bread in 1/2 horizontally
16
Spread both cut sides with butter
17
Press the cut side together and place in the sandwich press
18
Close and toast until golden brown and the butter is melted
19
If using skillets, place the bread in the larger skillet
20
Top with the smaller, heated skillet and cook until both sides are golden brown and the butter is melted
21
Preheat the broiler
22
Brush the sauce on the chicken, coating well
23
Place in the broiler and broil until the sauce bubbles and starts to brown
24
Remove from the heat and serve with cuban bread, black beans, and yellow rice
25
Garnish with thyme sprigs