7 Tips For Perfect Chicken Pelau - Chris De La Rosa | CaribbeanPot.com

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: light coconut milk

💰Cheaper: milk + coconut extract

Light coconut milk reduces calories while still providing a coconut flavor.

smoked chicken

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: regular chicken

Grilled chicken is lower in fat and more accessible.

black-eyed peas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils are nutritious and often cheaper than fresh peas.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with less intensity than scotch bonnet.

Season and marinate the chicken for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.

Remove excess fat and skin from the chicken.

Heat vegetable oil in a pot over high heat and add brown sugar; let it froth and turn amber.

Add the marinated chicken to the pot and brown it, stirring to pick up flavors from the bottom.

Cover the pot and reduce heat to medium; let the chicken cook for about 10 minutes to develop color and flavor.

Increase heat to burn off the chicken's natural juices, allowing it to fry down.

Add chopped carrots and black-eyed peas; rinse canned peas to remove excess sodium before adding.

Wash the brown rice to remove grit and starch before adding it to the pot.

Add fresh homemade coconut milk and enough liquid to bring it to a boil.

Adjust the water for desired consistency; taste for salt.

Turn off the heat and add chopped green onions and golden ray butter; stir and cover for 10 minutes before serving.

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