4 -pound chicken, cut into pieces (or use breast only)½ -cup
of flour
2 -teaspoons salt
½ -teaspoons ground pepper
¼ -peanut oil
1 -tablespoon hot sauce
1-can mandarin oranges (reserve juice)
1 -can diced pineapple (reserve juice)
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 -tablespoons white vinegar
1 -teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 -clove garlic
½ -cup fresh basil
1 cup -dark Jamaican rum (or any rum)
Combine the flour, salt and pepper and dredge the chicken heavily. Heat oil in a frying
pan and sauté the chicken until golden brown. Splash with half of the rum and deglaze the
pan.
Transfer to a heavy casserole. Add the rum, and the pineapple and orange juice. Now add
all of the remaining ingredients except for the oranges and simmer about 45 minutes, or
until done. Add the oranges and serve with rice. Garnish with the fresh basil.
