Red beans with chicken
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. You can serve red beans with chicken as a standalone dish or together with boiled rice. If you follow the recipe exactly, not missing a single ingredient, you will experience the true taste of Caribbean cuisine. The finished dish is ready to be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
Peel the onion, leek, tomato, and garlic, rinse, and chop.
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Step 2
For the marinade, mix together all ingredients except water, chicken, beans, sugar, and vegetable oil.
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Step 3
Cut the chicken into portion pieces, rinse, place in the marinade, and let it sit for 2.5 hours.
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Step 4
In a deep heavy-bottomed pot (a cauldron or deep skillet), heat vegetable oil over medium heat, add brown sugar, and stir with a long dry metal spoon. When the sugar melts, it will become liquid, then foamy, and begin to change color.
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Step 5
When the sugar turns amber in color, add the pieces of marinated chicken to it and immediately stir to coat all the chicken meat with caramel.
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Step 6
Cover the pot with a lid, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and cook for 5-8 minutes, allowing the chicken to simmer in its own juices.
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Step 7
Now remove the lid and increase the heat to evaporate almost all of the liquid. This will enhance the chicken's flavor and give it a nice color.
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Step 8
Pour 2 cups of water into the container where the chicken was marinated, to collect the remaining marinade. Pour this water into the pot and add the drained canned beans.
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Step 9
Stir the contents of the pot, bring to a boil, cover with a lid, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked.
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Step 10
Then taste the dish and add salt if necessary. If the sauce seems not thick enough, continue cooking the dish uncovered by removing the lid from the cauldron.
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Step 11
Delicious red beans with chicken, inspired by Caribbean cuisine, are ready. Serve the dish hot with freshly baked bread.