Chili Roasted Chicken THighs With Pineapple

 

The New York Time via the cooking light boards. A great recipe that can stand to be repeated. My changes are in brackets and I served this with coconut rice and a sesame ginger coleslaw.

Rum (Whiskey) and Chili Roasted Chicken Thighs With Pineapple
Time: 40 minutes plus optional marinating time

1 tablespoon fresh lemon (lime) juice
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
6 scallions, trimmed and chopped
4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons safflower or canola (olive) oil
2 tablespoons rum (whiskey), preferably dark or amber
1 tablespoon thyme leaves
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 Scotch bonnet or habanero chili pepper, seeded and chopped (dried chipotle)
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
6 chicken thighs, rinsed and patted very dry
3/4 pound pineapple pieces, diced into 1/4-inch chunks or very roughly chopped
Lemon wedges, for serving.


1. In a blender or food processor, combine lemon juice and salt, and blend for 5 seconds to dissolve salt. Add scallions, garlic, oil, rum, thyme, brown sugar, chili pepper and spices, and blend until mixture forms a paste.

2. Rub chili paste all over chicken pieces. If you have time, let marinate for up to 45 minutes at room temperature, or up to 24 hours in refrigerator.

3. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Put chicken in a large baking pan and scatter pineapple around it in one layer. Roast until chicken is cooked through ( juices will run clear when pricked with a fork), about 25 minutes.

4. Broil chicken and pineapple until chicken skin is crisp and dark brown all over and pineapple is singed in places.

5. Serve chicken and pineapple coated with pan drippings, with lemon wedges.

Yield: 3 to 4 servings.