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      Title: Calypso Chicken
 Categories: Caribbean, Alcohol, Chicken, Chilies, Fruit
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
           Chicken:
  2 1/2 c  Onion
    1/2 c  Bell pepper; minced
      2 tb Fresh lime juice
      1 ts Fresh thyme; minced
      2 cl Garlic; minced
      6    Chicken breast halves
           - (4 oz ea);
           - skinned and boned
           Salt and pepper
      2 ts Vegetable oil
           Vegetable cooking spray
     14 oz Canned diced tomatoes;
           - undrained
    1/2 c  Water
      1    Serrano pepper
           Tropical Salsa:
    1/4 c  Brown sugar; packed
      3 tb White rum
      2 tb Fresh lime juice
      1 ts Serrano pepper; minced
      4 c  Fresh pineapple chunks
      1 c  Mango; diced
      1 c  Carambola; halved, sliced
           Sauteed Plantains:
      1 tb Vegetable oil
      3    Plantains; peeled, sliced
      3 c  Cooked rice

  For the Chicken:

  Combine onion, bell pepper, lime juice, thyme, garlic cloves, and
  chicken breasts in a bowl, toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for
  one hour, turning occasionally.
  
  Remove chicken from marinade, reserving marinade. Sprinkle chicken
  with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet coated with
  cooking spray over medium high heat until hot. Add chicken; saute
  until browned (1 minute per side). Add reserved marinade, salt (to
  taste), tomatoes, water, and serrano pepper; bring to a boil.
  Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Discard chile. Top each
  chicken breast half with tomato mixture; serve with tropical
  salsa, plantains, and rice.
  
  For the Tropical Salsa:

  Combine sugar, rum, and lime juice in a large bowl. Add serrano
  pepper, pineapple chunks, mango, and carambola; toss to coat. Chill
  at least 2 hours.
  
  For the Sauteed Plantains:

  Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add
  plantains, saute until browned (1-1/2 minutes per side).
  
  Cooking Light, Jan/Feb 1997

  I like to play around with it and add cilantro to the salsa, or
  substitute other tropical fruits in the mix.

  From: Rania Merkel
 
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