Island Chicken Appetizer Platter
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 inches fresh ginger, minced
- 12 mango, minced
- 13 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons light rum
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 chicken breast halves, cut into large cubes
- 2 12 mangoes, cut into 1 cubes
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 ounce fresh cilantro (or more to taste)
- 1 plantain (for tostones, recipe below)
- Combine minced garlic, ginger and mango on a cutting board and mince together with the salt to form a paste.
- Scrape mixture into a glass or pottery bowl and whisk in the oil.
- Add rum and combine until smooth.
- Add the chicken chunks and toss together well.
- Refrigerate overnight, covered.
- Toss every hour while you are awake, at least 3 times.
- Light the barbeque grill.
- Place the marinated chicken on long skewers.
- Brush the chicken with some of the marinade.
- When the fire is ready, cook the chicken on all sides until about half done.
- Remove to a platter and brush on more marinade.
- When cool enough to handle, remove from long skewers.
- On short individual skewers, alternate chicken, mango chunks and tomatoes.
- Brush all with marinade.
- Return to grill and cook on all sides until done.
- Arrange on a platter and garnish with cilantro.
- Serve with tostones.
- To Make the Tostones.
- Peel 1 large plantain and cut it into 1/2 thick slices.
- Melt 1/2 cup lard, peanut oil or coconut oil (or a combination) in a deep pot; it should be at least 2 deep.
- Add a cube of bread; when it is browned, add plantain slices and cook until softened.
- Remove and flatten each slice (use a tostonero or flatten between 2 heavy plates or under the broad side of a meat cleaver).
- Soak 2 minutes in salty water.
- Pat dry and return to hot fat.
- Cook until browned.
- Serve hot.
garlic, ginger, mango, salt, light rum, olive oil, chicken, mangoes, tomatoes, fresh cilantro, plantain
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/island-chicken-appetizer-platter-161327 (may not work)