I had a craving for grilled plantain otherwise known as bole or boli in Nigerian pidgin english and I decided to make some over the weekend. I do not have an outside grill unfortunately so I have to rely on my oven most of the time. This dish was very simple to make and took me about 30 minutes oven time although you would want to marinate your chicken earlier. However, you can marinate and grill immediately if you are very hungry lol. My grilled chicken was also very spicy but that is a personal preference so you can regulate the chilli to your taste. Do enjoy my offering of grilled chicken, plantain and vegetables.
Ingredients (serves 1-2)
1 large chicken breast
1 finger of ripe plantain
3 scotch bonnet peppers
a small piece of ginger
2 cloves of garlic
1/4 bulb of onion
1 stock cube
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon of oil
4 tablespoon of water
2 tablespoon of butter
1/4 red, yellow green bell peppers
1 small tomato
1/2 piece of carrot
a handful of shredded red cabbage
Method
Blend the scotch bonnet peppers with garlic, ginger, lemon juice, water, oil and stock cubes.
Marinate the chicken with your blend and allow to sit for a few hours.
Grease your pan with 1 tablespoon of butter and place the chicken in the oven to grill at 395 F for 30 minutes
Slice your plantain into thin long strips and bake for 15-20 mins at the same temperature.
Chop your bell peppers, carrots, tomato, red cabbage and onions and stir fry in butter with the left over stock cube.
Serve with the plantain, and chicken when ready.
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