Tahitian Ti Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
| Chicken breasts - 4 large boned | ||
| Pineapple chunks | 1 Can (10oz) | |
| Soy sauce | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Honey | 2 Tablespoon (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons) | |
| Dry sherry | 2 Tablespoon (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons) | |
| Garlic salt | 2 Teaspoon (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons) | |
| Lemon | 1 (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons) | |
| Macadamia nuts | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped (Salad oil - 2 tablespoons) | |
| Ti leaves (available at a florist shop) - 24 | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. To prepare the chicken breasts remove skin from them and cut meat into chunks.
MAKING
2. In a deep bowl, place chicken and pineapple chunks.
3. In a small jar with a tight-fitting cover combine reserved pineapple syrup, soy sauce, oil, honey, sherry and garlic salt and shake to blend.
4. Pour over chicken and pineapple chunks and stir in lemon slices.
5. With cover refrigerate overnight.
6. Just before ready to barbecue, stir in macadamia nuts.
7. On a flat surface place 2 washed ti leaves to form a cross and spoon a little chicken mixture in center (be sure to include a lemon slice and some juice).
8. Fold leaves over mixture and roll up and secure packet with stout cord or string.
9. Repeat with all the chicken.
10. On hot coals, place packets on grill, brush with reserved marinade, turning often and grill 20 minutes.
SERVING
11. To serve: on beds of hot buttered rice cut the string and place packets.
12. Opening the leaves scoop a little rice onto chicken mixture and optionally spoon leftover marinade over chicken mixture.
1. To prepare the chicken breasts remove skin from them and cut meat into chunks.
MAKING
2. In a deep bowl, place chicken and pineapple chunks.
3. In a small jar with a tight-fitting cover combine reserved pineapple syrup, soy sauce, oil, honey, sherry and garlic salt and shake to blend.
4. Pour over chicken and pineapple chunks and stir in lemon slices.
5. With cover refrigerate overnight.
6. Just before ready to barbecue, stir in macadamia nuts.
7. On a flat surface place 2 washed ti leaves to form a cross and spoon a little chicken mixture in center (be sure to include a lemon slice and some juice).
8. Fold leaves over mixture and roll up and secure packet with stout cord or string.
9. Repeat with all the chicken.
10. On hot coals, place packets on grill, brush with reserved marinade, turning often and grill 20 minutes.
SERVING
11. To serve: on beds of hot buttered rice cut the string and place packets.
12. Opening the leaves scoop a little rice onto chicken mixture and optionally spoon leftover marinade over chicken mixture.
Chef
