Recipe: Caribbean Roast Chicken with Pineapple and Sweet Potatoes

CARIBBEAN ROAST CHICKEN
WITH PINEAPPLE AND SWEET POTATOES

"Serve by carving the chicken and topping with pineapple, sweet potato and sauce from the pan. Just add a green vegetable for a complete meal."



1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp Caribbean jerk seasoning spice mix
1 whole chicken, giblets and neck removed
3 fresh limes, divided use
8 sprigs cilantro
1 (20 oz) can chunk pineapple, drained reserving 1/2 cup of liquid
3 sweet potatoes, cut into 2-inch chunks
1/4 cup dark rum (or chicken stock)
1 cup chicken stock
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In small bowl, combine brown sugar and jerk seasoning. Rub mixture all over outside of chicken. Cut one lime into quarters; insert into chicken cavity. Add cilantro sprigs to chicken cavity. Place chicken in roasting pan and surround with pineapple chunks.

Place in oven and roast for 45 minutes.

While chicken is roasting, juice the two remaining limes.

Remove chicken from oven; add sweet potatoes, rum, chicken stock and lime juice to pan. Return to oven and roast for another 45 minutes to one hour, or until internal temperature in thickest part of the thigh reaches 180 degrees F.

Remove chicken from oven and place on sheet pan. Tent with foil to keep warm. Remove pineapple and sweet potatoes from pan and reserve. Pour sauce in pan into serving dish; add chopped cilantro.

To serve, carve chicken or place whole chicken on platter. Surround with sweet potato/ pineapple mixture and pass with sauce.

Makes 6 servings
Source: National Chicken Council