Pineapple Bark Smoked Chicken
45 minutes • Simple & Tasty • Easy Impress
Try this recipe for an amazing Pineapple Bark Smoked Chicken! A great dinner option!
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Ingredients
- 2 strips of pineapple bark, thinly cut, coarsely chopped
- quarter cup (60 g) caster sugar
- quarter cup (60 g) salt
- quarter cup (25 g) fresh sage, coarsely chopped
- 6 BBQ coals
- 4 chicken thigh cutlets, skin on
Pineapple and Coconut Sauce
- 1 cup (100 g) pineapple, diced
- half cup (125 ml) chicken stock
- half cup (125 ml) coconut milk
Method
For Pineapple Bark Smoke:
- Heat BBQ coals until white-hot.
- Line a small metal dish with three layers of aluminium foil. Place coals on foil.
- Peel pineapple bark in thin strips from fruit, roughly chop, and then combine chopped bark with sugar, salt and sage.
- Layer on top of coals in dish. To smoke chicken, place chicken pieces on BBQ resting rack and close lid for 15 minutes.
For Pineapple Coconut Sauce:
Reduce sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium heat for 15 minutes or until reduced by half.
Once chicken is smoked, cook on BBQ grill for 5 minutes either side until browned. Serve on steamed rice, drizzled with sauce and accompanied by a fresh green salad.
Fun Pineapple Fact
Pineapple skin, also known as 'bark', can be used to smoke meats. Just rub with salt and sugar and put on hot coals.
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