A sweet tasting chicken roasted with sweet potatoes and pineapple so you have a main dish and one side all in one go.
Caribbean Roast Chicken with Pineapple and Sweet Potatoes
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, giblets and neck removed
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Caribbean Jerk Seasoning spice mix
- 3 fresh limes
- 8 sprigs cilantro
- 1 (20-ounce) can chunk pineapple, drained, reserving ½ cup of liquid
- 3 sweet potatoes, cut ito 2″ chunks
- 1/4 cup dark rum (or chicken stock)
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In small bowl, combine brown sugar and jerk seasoning. Rub mixture all over outside of chicken.
- Cut one lime into quarters and insert into chicken cavity. Add cilantro sprigs to chicken cavity. Place chicken in roasting pan and surround with pineapple chunks. Place in oven and roast for 45 minutes.
- While chicken is roasting, juice two remaining limes. Remove chicken from oven, add sweet potatoes, rum, chicken stock and lime juice to pan. Return to oven and roast for another 45 minutes to one hour, or until internal temperature in thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 F.
- Remove chicken from oven and place on sheet pan. Tent with foil to keep warm. Remove pineapple and sweet potatoes from pan and reserve. Pour sauce in pan into serving dish; add chopped cilantro.
- To serve, carve chicken or place whole chicken on platter. Surround with sweet potato/pineapple mixture and pass with sauce.
- Source: ChickenEveryMonth
*Sure, it should work, just follow a turkey recipe for the timing. *
Can this recipe be applied in making roasted turkey?
ok. thanks. really wanna try this!!
I think that would work, just cut down the cooking time a bit.
also can i use chicken cut in 8’s?
I wouldn’t use rum extract personally I don’t love that flavor for this, but you can just wine or broth or even water.
Try making your own or using as many of the spices as you can – here is one that looks good http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/jamaican-jerk-seasoning-blend
also, can i use any other liquior or use rum flavoring?
if i cant get caribbean jerk spice mix what can i use insteaad?
This sounds delicious! What size chicken? Ingredient amounts?
how much rum?