West Indian Style Grilled Chicken

Wednesday is pool night for me and now that Lea and I live a little closer to the pool hall we have time to eat together before I go out to play! This leaves me (I finish work earlier) with a perfect opportunity to step into the kitchen and practice my culinary skills.

This dish is inspired from a sort of Caribbean/West-Indian assumed style.

Anyway, here's how it all worked out.
















Ingredients

2 large chicken breasts

Can of blackeye peas

1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon curry powder
pinch of ground cumin
pinch of ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 teaspoon chopped cilantro
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon honey

Mix the paprika, curry powder, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, lemon juice, garlic, cilantro, salt and pepper with the melted butter to a smooth paste.

Next mix in the honey to complete the marinade and baste the chicken all over.

Cut small slits in the surface of the chicken breasts and spread the marinade all over the chicken.

Put the chicken in the fridge to absorb the marinade for as long as you can (I'd suggest a minimum of about an hour).

Prepare the barbecue and preheat as required.

Place the chicken directly on the grill and adjust the heat for an even cook. Apply any remaining marinade as a baste during the early stages of cooking and turn as necessary until thoroughly done.

I served the dish with blackeye peas to complete a simply delicious and easy to prepare West Indian style meal.


I'd love to hear from anyone with suggestions or variations for this recipe or alternately just to hear you enjoyed it.

Until next time, eat well!