Smoked Fruit & Pistachio Stuffed Chicken
- 1 container Frozen Orange-pineapple Juice Concentrate, 12 Ounce Can (thawed)
- 1/2 cups White Wine (for Cooking)
- 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 6 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
- 1 whole Orange (peeled Then Finely Chopped)
- 1 whole Pineapple (peeled Then Finely Chopped)
- 1 whole Papaya (peeled Then Finely Chopped)
- Pistachios, Coarsely Chopped
- In a bowl, combine the juice, white wine and ginger.
- Set aside.
- Clean and rinse your chicken breasts.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the breasts in half lengthwise, but do not cut all the way through.
- You want to cut almost through so you can fold it out into one big piece thats half the original thickness (you are basically butterflying it).
- With a rolling pin or a flat surfaced meat hammer, pound the breast out to about 1/4 inch thick.
- (Note: Try to keep all the meat close to the same thickness for even cooking.)
- Combine the meat with the marinade and store in the refrigerator for about 8 hours or overnight.
- After the meat is marinated, lay it out on a work surface.
- Combine the chopped fruit and pistachios and coat the top surface of the flattened chicken breasts with the mixture.
- Roll up the breasts and secure them closed with toothpicks.
- (Note: if you use too much stuffing, they wont roll up as well.)
- Prepare your smoker and bring the smoker temperature up to 250 degrees F. Once the temperature regulates, place the stuffed chicken breasts on the smoker.
- This should take approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes to cook to a tender perfection.
- Note: The internal temperature of the meat should be about 165 degrees F to be done.
- But it is very difficult to get accurate readings with the thinner meat and the stuffing involved.
- Its best to go by sight.
- Or cut a piece off, make sure the juices run clear and sample it.
orangepineapple, white wine, ground ginger, chicken breasts, orange, pineapple, pistachios
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/smoked-fruit-pistachio-stuffed-chicken/ (may not work)