Pineapple Chicken on a Spit by @lesgourmandisesdeloubna

1h55

4 servings

🧅

4

Spring onion

🧄

2 cloves

Garlic clove

🫚

3 cm

Fresh ginger

🧂

5 g

Salt

⚫

1 g

Black pepper

🫑

0.5 g

Timut pepper

🌶️

0.5 g

Chili pepper

🧂

2 g

Four spice blend

🫙

0.25 g

Nutmeg

🌿

4 sprigs

Fresh thyme

🍋

2

Lime juice

🥢

30 ml

Soy sauce

🍯

15 ml

Honey

🫒

30 ml

Olive oil

🍗

1.5 kg

Whole chicken

🍍

1 large whole

Pineapple

🫑

1

Red bell pepper

🧅

0.5

Red onion

🌿

Fresh coriander

🍚

320 g

Cooked rice

  1. Preheat

    Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.

  2. Chop
    • spring onion greens
    • garlic

    Finely chop the spring onion greens and garlic.

  3. Grate
    • fresh ginger
    • lime

    Grate the fresh ginger and zest one lime.

  4. Combine
    • spring onion greens
    • garlic
    • fresh ginger

    Combine the chopped aromatics, ginger, lime juice, honey, soy sauce, olive oil, salt, peppers, four-spice blend, nutmeg, and thyme.

  5. Spread
    • whole chicken

    Loosen the chicken skin gently and spread the marinade over the chicken, including between the skin and meat.

  6. Cut
    • pineapple

    Cut off the top of the pineapple and reserve its base as a stand.

  7. Step
    • pineapple

    Remove the pineapple flesh while leaving the central core inside the shell.

  8. Place
    • whole chicken
    • pineapple

    Place the marinated chicken inside the hollow pineapple shell in the baking dish.

  9. Bake
    • whole chicken

    Bake the chicken for 80 minutes at 180°C / 350°F.

  10. Dice
    • pineapple
    • red bell pepper
    • red onion

    Dice the reserved pineapple flesh, red bell pepper, and red onion.

  11. Mix
    • pineapple
    • red bell pepper
    • red onion

    Mix the diced produce with fresh coriander, juice of one lime, salt, chili pepper, and olive oil to make the salsa.

  12. Place
    • pineapple
    • Whole chicken

    Place a portion of pineapple flesh beside the chicken and roast it for the final 10 minutes.

  13. Brown
    • whole chicken

    Remove any cover and brown the chicken uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes.

  14. Serve
    • whole chicken
    • pineapple
    • cooked rice

    Rest the chicken briefly, then serve it with pineapple salsa, roasted pineapple, and cooked rice.

  15. Place
    • Whole chicken
    • Pineapple

    Place the pineapple stand in an oven-proof dish and set the chicken on top of it.

  16. Bake
    • Whole chicken

    Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 1h15 to 1h30 (about 1h20 depending on the size of the chicken).

  17. Cook

    Continue cooking uncovered for a further 10 minutes.

  18. Step
    • Pineapple
    • Red onion
    • Fresh coriander

    With the pineapple flesh, make a small salad or salsa with red pepper, red onion and fresh coriander.

  19. Add
    • Salt
    • Chili pepper
    • Lime juice

    Add lime juice, salt and a little chili pepper to the salad.

  20. Add
    • Olive oil

    Add olive oil to the salad.

  21. Roast
    • Pineapple

    Roast the extra pineapple flesh.

  22. Serve
    • Pineapple
    • Cooked rice

    Serve with rice, the pineapple salad and the roasted pineapple.

  23. Carve
    • Whole chicken

    Carve the chicken.

  24. Step
    • Whole chicken

    Let the chicken brown for 5-10 minutes.

Pineapple Chicken on a Spit by @lesgourmandisesdeloubna

1h55

4 servings

🧅

4

Spring onion

🧄

2 cloves

Garlic clove

🫚

3 cm

Fresh ginger

🧂

5 g

Salt

⚫

1 g

Black pepper

🫑

0.5 g

Timut pepper

🌶️

0.5 g

Chili pepper

🧂

2 g

Four spice blend

🫙

0.25 g

Nutmeg

🌿

4 sprigs

Fresh thyme

🍋

2

Lime juice

🥢

30 ml

Soy sauce

🍯

15 ml

Honey

🫒

30 ml

Olive oil

🍗

1.5 kg

Whole chicken

🍍

1 large whole

Pineapple

🫑

1

Red bell pepper

🧅

0.5

Red onion

🌿

Fresh coriander

🍚

320 g

Cooked rice

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/24

    Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.

  2. Step 2/24

    Finely chop the spring onion greens and garlic.

    🧅spring onion greens
    🧄garlic
    🔪chef's knife
    🪵cutting board
  3. Step 3/24

    Grate the fresh ginger and zest one lime.

    🫚fresh ginger
    🍋lime
    🧀grater
  4. Step 4/24

    Combine the chopped aromatics, ginger, lime juice, honey, soy sauce, olive oil, salt, peppers, four-spice blend, nutmeg, and thyme.

    🧅spring onion greens
    🧄garlic
    🫚fresh ginger
    🍋lime
    🍯honey
    🥢soy sauce
    🫒olive oil
    🧂salt
    ⚫black pepper
    🫑Timut pepper
    🌶️chili pepper
    🧂four-spice blend
    🫙nutmeg
    🌿fresh thyme
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄spoon
  5. Step 5/24

    Loosen the chicken skin gently and spread the marinade over the chicken, including between the skin and meat.

    🍗whole chicken
    🖌️basting brush
  6. Step 6/24

    Cut off the top of the pineapple and reserve its base as a stand.

    🍍pineapple
    🔪chef's knife
    🪵cutting board
  7. Step 7/24

    Remove the pineapple flesh while leaving the central core inside the shell.

    🍍pineapple
    🔪chef's knife
    🪵cutting board
  8. Step 8/24

    Place the marinated chicken inside the hollow pineapple shell in the baking dish.

    🍗whole chicken
    🍍pineapple
    🍳oven-safe baking dish
  9. Step 9/24

    Bake the chicken for 80 minutes at 180°C / 350°F.

    🍗whole chicken
    🍳oven-safe baking dish
  10. Step 10/24

    Dice the reserved pineapple flesh, red bell pepper, and red onion.

    🍍pineapple
    🫑red bell pepper
    🧅red onion
    🔪chef's knife
    🪵cutting board
  11. Step 11/24

    Mix the diced produce with fresh coriander, juice of one lime, salt, chili pepper, and olive oil to make the salsa.

    🍍pineapple
    🫑red bell pepper
    🧅red onion
    🌿fresh fresh coriander
    🍋lime
    🧂salt
    🌶️chili pepper
    🫒olive oil
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄spoon
  12. Step 12/24

    Place a portion of pineapple flesh beside the chicken and roast it for the final 10 minutes.

    🍍pineapple
    🍳oven-safe baking dish
  13. Step 13/24

    Remove any cover and brown the chicken uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes.

    🍗whole chicken
    🍳oven-safe baking dish
  14. Step 14/24

    Rest the chicken briefly, then serve it with pineapple salsa, roasted pineapple, and cooked rice.

    🍗whole chicken
    🍍pineapple
    🍚cooked rice
    🔪chef's knife
  15. Step 15/24

    Place the pineapple stand in an oven-proof dish and set the chicken on top of it.

  16. Step 16/24

    Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 1h15 to 1h30 (about 1h20 depending on the size of the chicken).

  17. Step 17/24

    Continue cooking uncovered for a further 10 minutes.

  18. Step 18/24

    With the pineapple flesh, make a small salad or salsa with red pepper, red onion and fresh coriander.

  19. Step 19/24

    Add lime juice, salt and a little chili pepper to the salad.

  20. Step 20/24

    Add olive oil to the salad.

  21. Step 21/24

    Roast the extra pineapple flesh.

  22. Step 22/24

    Serve with rice, the pineapple salad and the roasted pineapple.

  23. Step 23/24

    Carve the chicken.

  24. Step 24/24

    Let the chicken brown for 5-10 minutes.

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Herbs and spices, Seasonings, Condiments, Sweeteners, Oils, Meat, Fruits, Vegetables, Grains

Ingredients

Spring onion, Garlic clove, Fresh ginger, Salt, Black pepper, Timut pepper, Chili pepper, Four spice blend, Nutmeg, Fresh thyme, Lime juice, Soy sauce, Honey, Olive oil, Whole chicken, Pineapple, Red bell pepper, Red onion, Fresh coriander, Cooked rice

Notes

Spring onion (green part only, green part), Fresh ginger (a piece), Salt (for the salad), Black pepper (for the salad), Timut pepper (optional), Chili pepper (to taste, optional, for the salad), Four spice blend (quatre epices), Nutmeg (grated), Fresh thyme (mentioned in the voice-over only, not in the caption list), Lime juice (juice of 1 lime, for the marinade, for the salad), Olive oil (a drizzle, for the marinade, for the salad), Whole chicken (farm chicken), Pineapple (used as a roasting stand, flesh removed for the salad and for roasting), Red bell pepper (for the salad), Red onion (for the salad), Fresh coriander (for the salad), Cooked rice (served as a side, no amount given)

Allergens

Soy, Gluten

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Calories

590 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 39g, Carbohydrates: 57g, Fat: 22g, Fiber: 4g, Sugars: 22g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Sodium: 780mg, Potassium: 720mg, Iron: 2.4mg

Vitamins

Vitamin C: 82mg, Vitamin B6: 0.8mg, Vitamin B12: 0.5µg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

25 minutes

Cooking

1 hour 30 minutes

Overall

1 hour 55 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Hard (3/4)

Steps

24 steps

Equipments

Utensils

chef's knife, cutting board, mixing bowl, spoon, grater, basting brush, oven-safe baking dish

Appliances

Oven

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Occasions

Lunch, Dinner, Family Meal, Entertaining

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@lesgourmandisesdeloubna

Origin

Cuisine

Geographic

France, Europe

Various

Aspect

Texture

Juicy, Tender, Crisp, Fresh

Flavors

Sweet, Savory, Tangy, Spicy, Aromatic, Tropical

Other

Price

Medium

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 120 min (Keep covered,Do not leave cooked chicken out longer than 2 hours), fridge : 3 days (Store in an airtight container,Cool before refrigerating), freezer : 3 months (Freeze chicken and rice separately from fresh salsa,Use airtight freezer-safe containers)