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This straightforward pulled hen recipe makes use of pineapple juice as a substitute of sugar, making it Whole30 compliant and paleo pleasant!
Welcome to the primary (and doubtless final) episode of “issues I actually don't perceive:”
On this episode:
- Why hasn't the world included paleo brownies or paleo magic cookies as a meals group?
I imply they’re made from wholesome carbs and fat. Shouldn't that be thought-about BREAKFAST?
- Why did I, a meals blogger who may eat Mango Hen with Coconut Cauliflower Rice or something with Cauliflower Alfredo ALL DAY, marry somebody who doesn't like CAULIFLOWER?
And eventually:
- Why do they name it jerk hen?
Is Pineapple Jerk Hen Wholesome?
In different information, the particular hen your hungry little self is eyeing at this time is MOSTLY ON FLEEK (so stylish proper now) within the Caribbean and tropical meals division as a result of it's made with pineapple juice. The “candy” part, which is SUPER wanted to steadiness out all of the spicy habanero shenanigans happening right here, TYPICALLY comes from the sugar.
However you've been all around the “whole30-friendly” recipes currently, so I believed you may want MORE OF IT. <– This implies IX-NAY on sugar of ANY sort.
Why pineapple?
However pineapple juice? It's the right tangy dose of (pure!) sweetness that kicks this (RIDICULOUSLY EASY) happy-stomach deliciousness skewer into HIGH GEAR and provides it the facility to turn out to be one thing that would very effectively turn out to be a part of your ceremonial dinner. for the following, um, EVER.
Additionally add pineapple chunks to skewers after which grill them? A GOOD LIFE CHOICE.
Not that I ought to let you know. Should you've ever had grilled pineapple in your life, you'll perceive me once I say that I may in all probability write a put up JUST about my love for a way the sugar naturally caramelizes on the grill and the way it mixes and mixes. it mixes with that fiery, smoky deliciousness in a means that an individual who loves scrumptious meals can solely obsess over.
And in case you haven't tried grilled pineapple. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE?
Continuously requested questions and suggestions
I believe I may have answered this VERY IMPORTANT life query in steamed shrimp or veggie salad wraps with jerk grilled tofu and I STILL didn't discover the reply to my seek for which means in life. Which is de facto simply an excessively dramatic means of claiming “the hunt for nerd naming data.” However you recognize what I imply.
UPDATED: I lastly discovered the reply and shared it in Sluggish Cooker Jerk Hen Curry!
The traditional Caribbean marinade is just POPPIN' with all that’s good and scrumptious on the earth: spicy habanero peppers, creamy coconut oil, heat cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice mashed along with ginger and candy pineapple juice.
Put in your contact lenses BEFORE slicing the habaneros. I discovered that the exhausting means.
Submission strategies
You COULD serve this with a facet of Thai mango avocado salad with grilled candy potatoes for a little bit of Island meets asian mashing of GOODNESS.
Recipe
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Components
- 1/4 Cup Pineapple juice
- 3 table-spoon Purple onion into cubes
- 2 a teaspoon Coconut amino acid
- 2 a teaspoon Habanero pepper seeded and roughly chopped (1 giant bell pepper)
- 1/2 table-spoon Coconut oil molten
- 1 1/2 a teaspoon Contemporary garlic milled
- 1 1/4 a teaspoon Contemporary lime juice
- 3/4 a teaspoon Contemporary ginger milled
- 3/4 a teaspoon Floor nutmeg
- 3/4 a teaspoon Floor allspice
- 1/4 a teaspoon + 1/8 floor thyme
- 1/4 a teaspoon + 1/8 cinnamon
- 1/4 a teaspoon Sea salt
- 1 lbs Hen breast minimize into cubes
- 1 Cups Pineapple chunks (about 1/2 a 20oz can exhausted)
Directions
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Place all elements besides the hen in a small meals processor (mine holds 3 cups) and course of till easy and effectively mixed, scraping down the edges as wanted.
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Add the combination to a big bowl together with the hen cubes. Toss till the hen is evenly coated, cowl and refrigerate for a minimum of 4 hours to in a single day.
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After marinating, preheat grill to medium-high warmth.
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Divide the hen and pineapple items between 4 skewers (don't neglect to soak them in water first if utilizing bamboo skewers!) and grill till charred and not pink inside, about 10 minutes, turning the skewers sometimes.
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ABSORB.
Vitamin
Calorie: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 5G | Protein: 24G | Fats: 5G | Saturated Fat: 2G | Polyunsaturated fat: 1G | Monounsaturated fat: 1G | Trans fat: 0.01G | Ldl cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 335mg | Potassium: 474mg | Fiber: 0.4G | Sugar: 2G | Vitamin A: 62IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
