Caribbean Creole Chicken

My grandmother is from the Caribbean island of Dominica. This chicken recipe is representative of the baked chicken we make in islands with French colonization histories like Dominica, Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Lucia.

Although I loved my grandmother dearly and miss her so much even after the many years she has been gone, a good cook she was not. There were only two things that I enjoyed eating from her and that is Fish Cakes & Bakes. These were the only two things she knew how to do well.

She had many wonderful attributes including a wicked sense of humor and her love of dance & music always made her the life of every family party, but a culinary genius she was not. Even my mother always said that her mom was a horrible cook and she learned to cook from her father’s relatives.

When I finally had the chance to visit Dominica in 2007, this was one of the many recipes I learned from the extended family that still lives there.

I was introduced to Crab Calaloo & Breadfruit Puffs. With some very friendly eating place proprietors like the chief’s wife at the Carib Guest House & a relative who owns a food & lodging establishment, I learned how to make some of their delicious foods. I would sit in the kitchen of the guest house shelling fresh roasted coffee beans as the chief’s wife shared her recipes with me.

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If you ever get the opportunity to visit Dominica, you will not only fall in the love with the people and the nature, but also the cuisine!

In Dominica, this would be served with hot sauce, salad and rice or ground provision and maybe some fried plantain.

What we call ground provision can be one or an assortment of root vegetables – usually potatoes, sweet potatoes, eddoes, breadfruit, green banana – cooked very simply. Usually just boiled and sometimes topped with sauteed onions and peppers.

However, you can also roast them as in this Ground Provision Roast recipe.

Caribbean people like food very well done. We cook the hell out of meat. There is no such thing as rare or medium rare and there will be nothing ever pink, red or any signs of residual blood. Chicken is never white and that is why the meat is broiled. We like our food with color.

However, you can just Bake & Serve if you prefer.

Although the chicken will still be delicious if marinated for just an hour, it is best to marinate overnight for an over the top flavorful Caribbean Creole Chicken.

Also, pierce the meat with a fork prior to marinating. This will ensure the meat absorbs all of the flavors of the marinade.

You can also marinate the chicken and cook it up on the grill. It is a great chicken to include on a barbecue menu!

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