Best Bens Habanero Chicken Recipes

SLOW COOKER PINEAPPLE HABANERO PULLED CHICKEN

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.

JERK RUBBED CHICKEN THIGHS WITH HOME-MADE MANGO-HABANERO HOT SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all spices in a small bowl. Rub the skin side of the chicken with the rub and let rest for 30 minutes. Heat the grill to medium heat and grill the thighs, skin side down for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn the chicken, close the cover of the grill and move the chicken to the side (or cooler part) of the grill. Continue cooking for 6 to 7 minutes or until completely cooked through. Remove to a platter and let rest 5 minutes before serving. Serve fresh mango slices and Mango-Habanero Hot Sauce. Sprinkle leaves of cilantro on top.
• Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, garlic, mangoes, habanero and vinegar and cook over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes. Place the mixture in a blender and blend until smooth. If the mixture is too thick, add a few tablespoons of warm water or vinegar. Season with salt.

BEN'S HABANERO CHICKEN

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!

ROASTED HABANERO CHICKEN

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.

ITALIAN CHICKEN WITH HAM, BASIL & BEANS

Steps:

• Season the chicken thighs all over with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pinch off 8 sprigs from the basil (about 3 leaves each per sprig) and lay one on top of each chicken thigh. Wrap each thigh in a piece of ham, with the ends tucked underneath.
• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Heat the oil in a large roasting tin over two of the burners on the hob. Add the chicken and fry for about 4 mins or until the ham is just crisped and the chicken is lightly golden. Turn and repeat.
• Meanwhile, cut the garlic bulbs in half around the middle and halve the tomatoes if small, quarter them if they're big. Pick the leaves from the rest of the basil. Once the chicken has browned on both sides, add all of the tomatoes, half of the basil and the wine. Season then cover with foil and leave to cook slowly in the oven for 40 mins.
• Take out of the oven and turn the heat up to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Remove the foil from the pan and stir the beans into the tomatoey juices. Return to the oven, uncovered, for 30 mins until the tomatoes, chicken and garlic are starting to crisp around the edges and the chicken is very tender. Just before serving, tear the remaining basil roughly then stir through or scatter over the pan.