Best Spiced Rum Sugar Chicken With Mango Mojito Salsa Recipes

SPICED RUM-SUGAR CHICKEN WITH MANGO MOJITO SALSA

Steps:

• Place all Marinade ingredients in a pan and bring to a gentle simmer.
• Simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent the sugar from catching then leave to cool completely.
• Cut three or four deep slashes through the skin side of each chicken breast. Pour over marinade, making sure that all the chicken is well coated and that the marinade has penetrated the slashes. Leave for at least 3 hours, or ideally overnight for the flavours to develop.
• When nearly read to cook the chicken, peel the Mango and cut the flesh into ½ inch dice. Add the scallions / spring onion.
• Grate the lime zest and add to the Mango, along with the chili pepper.
• Squeeze lime juice and stir into the salsa with the white rum and mint. Refrigerate for one to two hours for the flavours to develop.
• Preheat grill.
• Remove chicken from the marinade, scraping any extra marinade off.
• Place remaining marinade in a pan and heat gently.
• Grill chicken breasts for 5-7 minutes each side, until cooked through.
• Serve chicken with reserved spiced rum sauce and the Mango Mojito Salsa.

SPICY MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Trim and butterfly chicken breasts. Salt and pepper to taste.
• At this point you can either grill the chicken breasts or cook in a medium skillet over medium-high with a small amount of olive oil. The chicken will need to cooked long enough that juices run clear. You'll prepare the mango mixture while the chicken cooks.
• Squeeze juice from lime into small dish and combine with vinegars.
• Finely chop cilantro and add to lime juice/vinegar mixture. Add the crystallized ginger and salt and set aside.
• Peel and dice mango into a bowl. Set aside.
• Remove the seeds from the jalapeno, and finally chop 1/2. Add to the mango. You can chop and use the remainder for a spicier dish.
• In a small skillet, heat a small amount of olive oil over medium heat.
• While the oil heats, mince garlic and then saute in oil for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the mango/jalapeno mixture to the garlic/oil and heat for 3 minutes over medium.
• Add the lime/vinegar/ginger to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook for 3 more minutes, stirring constantly. The mixture should thicken from the sugar in the mango. If the chicken is still not ready, keep the mixture warm over low heat.
• Spoon the mango mixture over the cooked chicken breast and serve.

MOJITO MANGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• To make salsa, heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
• Add green pepper and onions and saute about 4 minutes.
• Add minced ginger and red pepper flakes, saute another 1 minute.
• Now add mango and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Now add rum and lime juice and simmer for one minute.
• Take off the heat and stir in mint. Set mango salsa off to the side.
• For the chicken breast preparation pat the breasts dry.
• Combine the flour, garlic powder, ginger, salt and pepper.
• Lightly pat the chicken into the flour mixture.
• Heat the oil over medium high heat in an oven proof skillet.
• Lightly brown the chicken for about three minutes on each side.
• Pour the mango salsa over the chicken.
• Put the uncovered skillet in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.