Chargrilled Jerk Chicken Breast Skewers With Cucumber Dipping Sauce

By á-174942

Ingredients

• CUCUMBER DIPPING SAUCE:
• 2 pounds chicken breast diced 1/2" thick
• 12 wooden skewers soaked in water
• for 2 hours
• Green tai leaves
• 2 pounds fresh Yucca peeled, and cut into fries
• Fresh pineapple wedges
• 25 ounces cucumber
• 7 ounces sour cream
• 7 ounces mayonnaise
• 1 ounce cider vinegar
• 1/2 ounce salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/2 ounce Dijon mustard
• 1/2 ounce chopped garlic
• FOR THE JERK MARINADE:
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1/2 cup finely-chopped scallion
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground Jamaican pimento (allspice)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 hot pepper finely ground
• (or 2 Scotch bonnet peppers)
• 1 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 tablespoon cider or white vinegar

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

For the marinade, mix together onion, scallion, thyme, salt, sugar, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, hot pepper, black pepper, soy sauce, oil and vinegar. These ingredients can also be combined in a food processor.

For the Cucumber Dipping sauce: Peel and seed cucumbers and roughly chop. Add sour cream and mayonnaise. Add rest of ingredients and puree in a blender. (Yields about 1 1/2 quarts)

Preheat the fryer. Skewer 2 1/2 ounces of chicken onto each skewer. Place the skewers in a shallow baking dish and cover with the marinade. Marinate in the refrigerator overnight.

Place the skewers onto a hot grill and grill until done, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Place the Yucca fries in the fryer and fry the fries until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels. Season with salt.

Place 3 of skewers on the left side of the plate. Place green tai leaf on the other end of the plate and top with a wedge of fresh pineapple. Place 6 ounces of cooked yucca fries in the middle of the plate. Place 3 ounces of Cucumber Dipping Sauce in a soufflé cup next to the skewers and serve.

This recipe yields 4 servings.