Ripe Plantain and Chorizo Stuffed Chicken Breast with Cilantro Rice and Tamarind Rum Glaze
- 1 (6-ounce) chicken breast, butterflied
- Salt and pepper
- Vegetable oil, for sauteing
- 1 ripe plantain, peeled and sliced
- 1 link chorizo, chopped
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- Tamarind Rum Glaze, recipe follows
- Cilantro Rice, recipe follows
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add plantains and saute until fully cooked.
- Remove from heat and mash to combine with the chorizo and garlic.
- Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
- Spread the plantain mixture over the chicken breast and fold it over.
- Place chicken in a small roasting pan or baking dish and brush with the glaze.
- Roast in oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until fully cooked through.
- Serve with Cilantro Rice.
- 1/4 cup tamarind concentrate
- 1/4 tablespoon chopped ginger
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 3 tablespoons amber rum
- In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Pour glaze over chicken.
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup cooked medium grain rice
- Make cilantro oil by combining cilantro, oil and salt in a blender.
- Blend until thoroughly combined.
- Place rice in a small saucepan.
- Over medium-low heat, drizzle in the cilantro oil and gently stir to combine with cooked rice.
- Heat until rice is warmed through.
- Serve with chicken.
chicken, salt, vegetable oil, plantain, chorizo, garlic, tamarind, cilantro
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/plantain-chorizo-stuffed-chicken-breast-cilantro-rice-tamarind-rum-glaze-recipe.html (may not work)