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Rum Chicken

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Silvia Martinez
Updated Jul 17, 2017
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This rum chicken is delicious! It’s the perfect combination of two cuisines, Mexican and Cajun. Cajun-style food is similar to Latin American food because it uses strong and spicy flavors, so this recipe feels natural. The result is a juicy chicken with a spicy, deep and slightly sweet flavor. You can get this with a mix of rum, Cajun spices, chipotle chili powder, and some brown sugar. This is an exquisite meal for a special event.

Rum Chicken

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 8
  • Ingredients 6
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Ingredients

  • 5 teaspoons Cajun spices, divided
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
  • 2/3 cup rum, divided
  • 8 chicken thighs with skin and bones, cleaned
  • 1/2 cup butter, divided
  • 1/8 cup brown sugar

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Step 
    2
    Combine 3 teaspoons Cajun spices, chipotle chili powder and 3 tablespoons rum until you get a soft paste. Cover the chicken thighs on both sides with the mix.
  • Step 
    3
    Melt a teaspoon butter in a big pan and brown the thighs, three minutes per side.
  • Step 
    4
    While the thighs brown, melt the rest of the butter with the sugar and two teaspoons Cajun spices in a pan. Pour the rest of the rum and stir constantly until you get a runny sauce.
  • Step 
    5
    Place the golden-brown thighs in a baking dish. Take half a cup sauce, set it aside and pour the rest over the chicken. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    6
    While this bakes, pour the half a cup sauce into the pan where the meat was browned. Stir constantly over medium heat until the sauce dissolves everything in the pan. Continue stirring until you get a thick sauce. Remove from the heat and set aside.
  • Step 
    7
    After 30 minutes of baking, take the chicken out, pour the sauce on it, cover it again and bake for another 10 more minutes. Then, uncover it and bake for 5 minutes or until the chicken’s internal temperature, taken with a kitchen thermometer, reaches 180°F and the sauce has caramelized.
  • Step 
    8
    Serve with white rice.

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