Jerk chicken tater tot poutine
This is the perfect Jamaican-Canadian mash-up!
SERVES
4
Ingredients
Jerk Chicken
- 3 gloves of peeled garlic
- 1-2 chopped scotch Bonnet chilies
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon celery seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground all spice
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
Jerk Mayo Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons jerk marinade
Beef Gravy
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2cup cold water
- Salt and pepper, to season
Poutine
- 2 lbs tator tots
- 2 cups cheese curds
- 1/2 cup green onions, finely sliced
Directions
Jerk Chicken
- Mix garlic, scotch Bonnet chillies, clove, cumin, cinnamon, celery seeds, allspice, nutmeg, salt, brown sugar and oil in a blender together until they form more of a liquid base.
- Before adding chicken to the marinade, set aside two tablespoons of marinade for your jerk mayo sauce.
- Place three boneless skinless chicken breasts in a bowl with your marinade. Wrap it and refrigerate it for two to three hours.
- Cook chicken on the BBQ, oven, or frying pan. Chop chicken into little pieces once it is finished cooking. Set aside for serving.
Jerk Mayo Sauce
- In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and reserved marinade. Set aside for serving.
Beef Gravy
- In a medium pot adds butter and let it melt. Add beef broth and bring it to a boil. Add onion powder and garlic powder and stir.
- In a separate bowl whisk water and flour together and then slowly add it to the beef broth. Add salt and pepper for taste.
- Turn on medium to low heat and whisk until it thickens. Remove from stove and let it cool down. Set aside for serving.
Poutine
- In an oven or deep fryer cook tater tots until they are fully cooked on the inside and golden brown and crispy on the outside.
- Cool for four minutes and season with salt. When tots are seasoned, place them in a bowl and top with cheese curds.
- Top the curds with hot gravy and then place chopped up chicken on top.
- Drizzle jerk mayo on top of the chicken and garnish with thinly sliced green onions. Enjoy!
