# Chicken Pelau

This is a one-pot chicken and rice dish from Trinidad and Tobago, featuring marinated chicken, caramelized sugar, rice, pigeon peas, and coconut milk.

- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken
- fresh herbs
- spices
- sugar
- rice
- pigeon peas
- coconut milk
- coriander
- spring onions
- dash lime juice
- coleslaw
- avocado

## Instructions

1. Marinate the chicken in fresh herbs and spices for at least 24 hours.
2. Deeply caramelize sugar to give the dish sweetness and a brown color.
3. Add rice and pigeon peas to absorb the flavors.
4. Mix in coconut milk.
5. Cook the rice for around 10 to 15 minutes until it is almost cooked through.
6. Fluff the rice up once.
7. Cover and steam the rice for another 20 minutes.
8. Add coriander, spring onions, and a dash of lime juice to counter the sweetness.
9. Serve with coleslaw and avocado.

## Tips

- Marinate chicken for at least 24 hours to build flavors.
- Deeply caramelize sugar for sweetness and brown color.
- Fluff the rice only once before steaming.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@xavskitchen/video/7591949103525874966
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/972a9a26-c732-4aae-a651-88d1fcbccbd0
- Extracted: 2026-01-29

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