Description
Posting for zwt 5
for the caribbean region
trindad
this is different from the other pelau recipe posted
it is a one pot meal.
Ingredients
- Chicken
- Limes
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Garlic Cloves
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Oil
- Brown Sugar
- Hot Water
- Coconut Milk
- Pigeon Peas
- Carrots
- Raisins
- Rice
- Hot Pepper
Instructions
- Rinse chicken and rub with lime
- In a large bowl: add salt, black pepper, garlic, half of the brown sugar, and half of the worcestershire sauce to chicken, then set aside
- Heat oil in large deep pot
- When hot, sprinkle in remaining brown sugar
- Once sugar begins to bubble, add chicken and coat well until chicken is nicely browned
- Add carrots, rice, hot pepper, water and coconut milk
- Mix well
- Cover tightly and cook on very low heat 30-45 mins until rice is almost fully cooked
- Do not stir while cooking
- Add pigeon peas and raisins
- Continue cooking on low heat 10-15 mins until rice is fully cooked
- Add additional worcestershire sauce to taste
- Variation: pork or beef can be used instead of chicken