Flavourful Cooking

Nº 56 · World Dishes · serves 4

Caribbean Chicken with Sweet Potato and Pineapple

Sunny chicken with allspice, thyme and lime, with sweet potato, pineapple and beans: a mild taste of the Caribbean at your table.

€10–12approx. €2.50–3.00 ppMild20 min prepLOW 5–6 hrs · HIGH 3–4 hrsFreezes well
Caribbean Chicken with Sweet Potato and Pineapple

Ingredients serves 4

Tick off what you already have at home.

  • MercadonaLidlCarnicería

    Aisle: carnicería / aves. Usually pre-packed with the fresh meat as 'contramuslo deshuesado'; a poultry stall will also debone it.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: frutería. Plentiful mainly in autumn and winter; Málaga grows a lot of sweet potato itself.

  • Any supermarketMercado municipal

    Aisle: frutería. Spanish peppers are large and fleshy; markets often sell them cheaper per kilo.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: frutería. Loose or in nets; purple garlic (ajo morado) is often the most aromatic.

  • MercadonaTienda asiáticaMercado municipal

    Aisle: frutería. Usually sold loose with the vegetables; breaking off a piece is fine.

  • CarrefourTienda marroquí/árabeEl Corte Inglés

    Aisle: especias. Also called 'pimienta inglesa'; not found everywhere, Moroccan shops sometimes sell it loose.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: conservas. 'En su jugo' means in juice; 'en almíbar' is in syrup.

  • Any supermarket

    Aisle: legumbres / conservas. Cooked beans come in glass jars; rinse before using.

To serve

Method

  1. 1

    Put the sweet potato, onion and pepper (optional) in the bottom of the slow cooker: vegetables cook more slowly than meat, so they belong at the bottom.

  2. 2

    Rub the chicken with the garlic, ginger, allspice, thyme, salt and pepper and lay it on the vegetables.

  3. 3

    Pour over the pineapple and its juice and put the lid on. Cook for 5–6 hours on LOW or 3–4 hours on HIGH.

  4. 4

    Optional: Stir in the beans for the last half hour; they only need to warm through.

  5. 5

    Pull the chicken into rough pieces, stir in the lime zest and juice and taste for salt once more.

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