Chicken With Nutmeg Recipes

NUTMEG CHICKEN (GRENADIAN INSPIRED)

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a medium sized bowl and season with the all purpose seasoning, pink salt, thyme and back pepper and set aside.
• Add the coconut sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, chilli flakes in a saucepan.
• Mix the coconut aminos. maple syrup, water and tapioca starch together than pour it into the saucepan.
• Bring the saucepan to the boil and reduce to simmer while stirring for 5 minutes then set aside.
• Meanwhile heat the oil on medium heat.
• Proceed to saute the garlic and onion until soft and translucent.
• Add the seasoned chicken to the pan and proceed to cook the chicken until it's sealed (turns white-ish in colour) This will take several minutes. If the chicken gives off an liquid, you will need to get rid of this before adding the syrup by increasing the heat and stirring until the water evaporates.
• Pour the nutmeg syrup all over the chicken and bring to a rolling boil.
• Reduce the flame to medium-low, cover the pan with lid and occasionally baste the chicken throughout the 20-25 minute cooking time.
• If you are left with excess liquid and want the syrup to adhere to the chicken increase heat to high and allow the liquid to evaporate and stick to the chicken (be careful not to burn the chicken).

CREAMY NUTMEG CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter. Remove chicken and set aside. , In the same skillet, saute onion and parsley until onion is tender. Add the soup, sour cream, milk, nutmeg, sage, thyme and rosemary; mix well. Return chicken to the skillet an spoon sauce over pieces. , Simmer, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, basting occasionally. Sprinkle with additional nutmeg.

CINNAMON NUTMEG ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat a roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place chicken in pan.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Rub mixture evenly over chicken.
• Bake 60 to 90 minutes until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH NUTMEG AND ORANGE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375º F.
• 2. Remove excess fat from cavity of chicken.
• 3. Combine orange zest, half of the nutmeg, butter, olive oil and half of the salt. Set aside.
• 4. Combine citrus juices and set aside.
• 5. With fingers, gently loosen skin from breast and thigh/leg area. Put butter mixture under loosened skin, patting skin back into place to spread butter. Season with half of remaining nutmeg and salt.
• 6. Place an oiled roasting rack in roasting pan. Place chicken (trussed if desired) breast side down. Roast 40 minutes. Carefully turn chicken breast side up and baste with cooking juices.
• 7. Pour citrus juice over top of chicken and season with remaining salt and nutmeg, and pepper. Roast without basting another 40 minutes, or until internal temperature in leg/thigh area reaches 180ºF.
• 8. Remove to cutting board and let rest 10 minutes before carving.

ROASTED CHICKEN WITH NUTMEG AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375º F.
• Remove excess fat from cavity of chicken.
• Combine orange zest, half of the nutmeg, butter, olive oil and half of the salt.
• Combine citrus juices and set aside.
• With fingers, gently loosen skin from breast and thigh/leg area. Put butter mixture under loosened skin, patting skin back into place to spread butter. Season with half of remaining nutmeg and salt.
• Place an oiled roasting rack in roasting pan. Place chicken (trussed if desired) breast side down. Roast 40 minutes. Carefully turn chicken breast side up and baste with cooking juices.
• Pour citrus juice over top of chicken and season with remaining salt and nutmeg, and pepper.
• Roast without basting another 40 minutes, or until internal temperature in leg/thigh area reaches 180ºF.
• Remove to cutting board and let rest 10 minutes before carving.

SPICY NUTMEG CHICKEN (GRENADA -- CARIBBEAN)

Steps:

• FOR THE NUTMEG SYRUP: In a saucepan, combine the 1 cup of water along with the sugar, cinnamon & nutmeg. Mix thoroughly & bring to a boil, then reduce heat & cook, stirring for 2-3 minutes.
• In a small container combine cornstarch & water & mix thoroughly, before stirring it into the syrupy mixture, & blending well.
• Simmer the syrup for another 5 minutes or so until thickened somewhat.
• Remove from heat & stir in the rum flavoring, then set aside.
• FOR THE CHICKEN: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place chicken thighs in a 13"x9" baking dish
• In a small container combine garlic, onion, salt & pepper, mixing well, then spread this mixture over the chicken thighs.
• Bake thighs for 15 minutes, then remove from oven.
• While chicken is baking, in a bowl, combine soy sauce, pepper sauce, Nutmeg Syrup & ground ginger, mixing well.
• After the 15 minutes of baking, remove chicken from the oven & turn the temperature down to 350 degrees F.
• Baste the thighs with the Nutmeg Syrup mixture & return them to the oven to bake for at least 60 minutes, basting frequently.
• Serve hot with additional syrup mixture, if desired.