Recipe and source notes

Caribbean Chicken Thighs

2 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 4 bone in chicken thighs
  • 6 oz. pineapple juice
  • 3 limes, juiced
  • 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • ½ onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 green onions, roughly chopped
  • 1 jalapeno, roughly chopped
  • 2 TBSP Brown Sugar
  • 1 TSP Cinnamon
  • 1 TSP Allspice
  • 1 TSP Ground Ginger
  • 1 TSP Italian Seasoning
  • 1 TSP Pepper
  • 1 TBSP Salt

Make it step by step

  1. Prepare marinade: In a food processor, add lime juice, garlic, onion, jalapeno, and green onion. Pulse until pureed.
  2. Pour into a small bowl, add pineapple juice, brown sugar, and spices. Mix together.
  3. In a gallon plastic bag, add chicken, and marinade. Mix together. Place in fridge and let marinate for at least 4 hours to 24 hours.
  4. Preheat broiler. Remove from bag and place chicken skin side down in a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil. Cook for 5 minutes till the tops are no longer pink. Flip over and cook for remaining 25 minutes till the skin is crispy.
  5. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

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Recipe source

Adapted from Foodista by Meagan Meyer, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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