Island Yum-Yum Chicken

ms.susan's Note:

I spent a number of years working as a counselor in refugee shelters. One of the cooks gave me this recipe. It's delicious and even though there is a long list of ingredients, you will probably have most on hand! This is savory comfort food with a bit of a twist!

• Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 lbs chicken pieces
• ½ cup vinegar or ½ cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon celery salt
• ½ teaspoon powdered clove
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ½ teaspoon rosemary
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 ½ cups breadcrumbs
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Gravy

• 1 onion
• 1 green pepper (sliced)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ½ cup chicken stock or ½ cup water

Directions:

1. Prepare chicken, wash and rinse with lemon or vinegar.
2. Season with soy sauce and garlic, paprika, oregano, celery salt, cloves, pepper, and rosemary.
3. Marinade for 2 to 6 hours.
4. Coat chicken in beaten egg and dredge in breadcrumbs.
5. Place chicken on greased baking sheet.
6. Put a speck of butter or margarine on each piece of chicken.
7. Bake at 350°F for an hour or until juices run clear.
8. When chicken is done, prepare the gravy.
9. Heat 1 tbsp of cooking oil.
10. Sauté onion and peppers.
11. Add drippings from chicken.
12. Stir in 2 tbsp of breadcrumbs, vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper and stock or water.
13. Serve baked chicken with gravy on top.
14. This is a great meal with some roasted potatoes and a fresh green salad.

Reviews

[AB_Fan]

This is a good recipe - very salty but plenty flavorful. I did not like the gravy, though, so I would not serve it with the chicken next time. I also added 1/4 cup olive oil to the marinade mixture because I did not think 2 Tbsp soy sauce was enough liquid to marinate the 2 lbs of chicken pieces. Overall, a good dish. Marinating the chicken imparts good flavor and keeps the chicken moist through baking. Thanks for posting! Made for Zingo! ZWT3.

[EmmyDuckie]

I loved the combination of seasonings on this. I wasn't really in love with the gravy, but I think the chicken was just as good without. It's a very interesting, very different flavor that I really enjoyed. Thanks for a great recipe!

[Beautiful BC]

Wish there was a half star - this isn't a 3 star but it's not quite a 4 either. It does have nice flavour, but I think it would have been better (nicer presentation & easier to eat) if you used chicken breasts instead of chicken pieces.