Roasted Habanero Chicken Recipes

Steps:

• In a small skillet over medium heat, add the allspice, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, cloves, and nutmeg. Toast for 1 to 2 minutes, just until you start to smell them. Place in a spice mill or clean coffee grinder and process to a powder. Add all remaining marinade ingredients to a blender, top with spice mixture, and season with salt and pepper. Puree until smooth, adding more olive oil if needed. Wash and dry chicken pieces and place in a shallow dish. Pour jerk sauce over chicken; cover and marinate at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken on both sides. Add the mango, habanero, scallions, and thyme. Place in the oven and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Garnish with cilantro.
• Note: Scotch bonnets and habaneros are very hot peppers. Gloves should be worn when cutting and handling peppers to protect the skin. Wash your gloves and your hands after handling hot peppers. Avoid allowing your fingers to come into contact with your eyes or other sensitive body parts. Make sure knives and cutting surfaces are thoroughly cleaned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place habanero pepper on a baking sheet and roast for 10 - 15 minutes or until soft.
• Combine roasted habanero pepper, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, cilantro and lime juice in a food processor. Process until well blended.
• Place chicken in a bowl. Pour marinade over the top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• When ready to cook. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place chicken in a baking dish or oven proof pan. Pour marinade over the top. Lay sliced onions around chicken. Cook in preheated oven for 35 - 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and browned.
• Transfer chicken to a serving platter and spoon sauce over the top. Serve.

Steps:

• Place the chicken thighs in the base of a slow cooker. Add the diced pineapple, tomatoes, lime juice, cumin, paprika, garlic, bay leaves, habaneros, onion, salt and pepper. Stir ingredients to combine well.
• Cover and cook until the chicken is fully cooked and can be easily shredded, on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours.
• Remove the bay leaves and discard. Remove the chicken to a platter and use 2 forks to shred. Stir the chicken back into the sauce along with the chopped cilantro.
• Taste and adjust with additional salt and pepper.
• Serve with rolls, corn tortillas, and other toppings as part of a sandwich or taco bar.

Steps:

• Add chicken breasts to pan and sliced habanero and jalapeno.
• Add water and butter.
• Do a good sprinkling of ground red pepper and sprinkle on Garlic.
• Add about 10 to 15 drops of Franks Cayenne pepper sauce.
• Salt to your taste.
• Cook for 30 minutes on medium.
• Stir and add another sprinking of Cayenne pepper and about another 10 drops of pepper sauce then turn down heat and simmer another 10 minutes.
• Serve.
• The juice is delish served on mashed potatoes and field peas!