Difficulty: Intermediate
Poultry
Pineapple Chicken
Jody
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 hrs, 30 min
Difficulty: Intermediate
Pineapple Chicken will make a striking centerpiece for your summer meals!
Instructions
- Step 1: Burning the cherry pellets, preheat recteq to 325ºF.
- Step 2: To prep the pineapple as a chicken holder, first cut off the top, then remove the good pineapple meat 3/4 of the way down, leaving the core attached to the intact bottom.
- Step 3: Thoroughly mix recteq injection with chicken broth, and inject chicken evenly until fully hydrated. Allow chicken to rest in refrigerator for at least a couple hours to let injection penetrate.
- Step 4: Season chicken evenly with Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub and place on pineapple holder. Should look like a beer can chicken.
- Step 5: Place in recteq and cook until 160ºF internal is reached in breast. Baste with pineapple glaze for 15 minutes and remove from recteq. Let rest 30 minutes before slicing.
Ingredients
Serving Sizes
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Pineapple
- 1 Whole chicken
- 16 ounce(s) Chicken Stock
- 1/4 cup(s) recteq Poultry Injection
- 2 tablepoon(s) Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub
- 4 tablespoon(s) Deanna's Playa del Pineapple Glaze
- Step 1: Burning the cherry pellets, preheat recteq to 325ºF.
- Step 2: To prep the pineapple as a chicken holder, first cut off the top, then remove the good pineapple meat 3/4 of the way down, leaving the core attached to the intact bottom.
- Step 3: Thoroughly mix recteq injection with chicken broth, and inject chicken evenly until fully hydrated. Allow chicken to rest in refrigerator for at least a couple hours to let injection penetrate.
- Step 4: Season chicken evenly with Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub and place on pineapple holder. Should look like a beer can chicken.
- Step 5: Place in recteq and cook until 160ºF internal is reached in breast. Baste with pineapple glaze for 15 minutes and remove from recteq. Let rest 30 minutes before slicing.
Chef Pairings
Add a side of Kung Pow Brussels Sprouts and Grandma's Mac 'n Cheese for a meal to write home about!