Jerk-spiced chicken bowls with coconut rice and mango pineapple salsa
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- boneless skinless chicken breast
- cinnamon
- chili powder
- nutmeg
- thyme
- paprika
- allspice
- granulated garlic
- granulated onion
- brown sugar
- black pepper
Mix the dry rub: cinnamon, chili powder, nutmeg, thyme, paprika, allspice, granulated garlic, granulated onion, brown sugar and black pepper; make extra and keep it in the pantry.
A jerk-style dry rub
- salt
- olive oil
Toss the chicken with some of the rub, salt and olive oil; let it sit while the rice and salsa are made.
- water with a little chicken bouillon
- whole coconut milk
- long grain rice
- salt
In a saucepan combine water with a little chicken bouillon, whole coconut milk and unrinsed long grain rice; mix and add a pinch of salt.
- cayenne
- red bell pepper
- ½ whole jalapeno
- red onion
Very finely dice red bell pepper; dice half a seeded jalapeno; finely dice red onion.
- mango
- 2 rings pineapple
- cilantro
Peel and cut up the mango; cut a couple of pineapple rings; chop cilantro.
- ½ whole lemon
- sugar
Add the juice of half a lemon and a touch of sugar, mix the salsa well and set aside.
Cilantro, lemon and a touch of sugar
Preheat a skillet to about medium-high with the tiniest bit of oil; add the chicken in a single layer.
Cooking the chicken
- oil
Variation: cook the chicken in an air fryer, or leave the breast whole, pound it even, coat with the seasoning, grill and slice thinly.
Leave the chicken undisturbed to colour, flip once about halfway through cooking and cook through.
One flip, and sticky versus fluffy rice