Quick Caribbean Pineapple Chicken

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 slices pineapple
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, slightly pounded
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• 1 pinch ground red pepper
• minced cilantro (optional)
• crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix water, honey, soy sauce, lime juice, coconut extract and red pepper.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 cut pineapple slices in half.
• 4 in a nonstick skillet, sauté in oil over medium heat until slightly browned.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 rub chicken breasts with garlic.
• 7 dredge in flour until thoroughly coated.
• 8 in pan juices, sauté chicken over medium heat until browned,about 2 minutes.
• 9 turn and brown other side.
• 10 remove chicken from pan and set aside.
• 11 rinse or wipe pan.
• 12 note: you don't need to cook the chicken in this step; you're just browning the flour coating so that it sticks to the chicken while it's simmering in the sauce.
• 13 cooking the flour also prevents a pasty flavor.
• 14 pour honey-soy mixture into pan.
• 15 return chicken to pan and simmer in honey mixture for 12-15 minutes over low heat.
• 16 turn chicken once during cooking being careful not to tear the coating.
• 17 note: make sure the sauce is only simmering.
• 18 if the heat is too high, the mixture bubbles vigorously and burns, ruining the flavor of the dish.
• 19 serve over rice.
• 20 serve with snow peas or broccoli, arranged decoratively with pineapple.
• 21 garnish with a sprinkle of cilantro and crushed red pepper, if desired.