🇬🇾 Pineapple Glazed Chicken 🇬🇾

pineapple juice

🥗Healthier: fresh pineapple puree

💰Cheaper: canned pineapple juice

Fresh puree enhances flavor, while canned is more budget-friendly.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos are often less expensive.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: bone-in chicken thighs

Breast is leaner; bone-in thighs are often cheaper.

Wash and cut off excess fat from the chicken, then cut it down the middle and remove the backbone to butterfly the chicken.

Prepare a seasoning mix by combining black pepper, paprika, chicken Mulan complete seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning, Chinese spice, and Sazon seasoning in a bowl.

Add half cup of green seasoning and one tablespoon of ginger puree to the seasoning mix, then add two tablespoons of olive oil and mix well.

Massage the seasoning mixture under the skin and all over the chicken to ensure it is well coated.

Transfer the seasoned chicken to a bowl, cover it, and allow it to marinate for about four hours (or up to overnight).

In a small saucepan, heat pineapple juice over medium-low heat until hot.

Mix half tablespoon of cornstarch with a quarter cup of water and set aside.

Add Rosemary and allspice to the hot pineapple juice, then add brown sugar and mix well until it comes to a boil.

Reduce heat and let the mixture simmer for about 3 minutes to infuse flavors.

Stir in the cornstarch slurry and allow the sauce to thicken on low heat, then turn off the stove and set aside to cool.

After marinating, transfer the chicken to a baking pan lined with foil, adding pimento seeds, scallions, and pineapple slices around it.

Cover the pan with foil and bake in a preheated oven at 375°F for one hour.

After one hour, remove the foil and brush the chicken generously with the pineapple glaze, then return it to the oven uncovered.

Bake for an additional 35 minutes until the chicken is golden brown, glazing it again with sauce if desired.

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