# Sticky Pineapple Chicken with Coconut Rice

This dish features chicken thighs simmered in a sticky pineapple sauce with caramelized rum pineapple over sweet coconut rice, offering a lightly sweet, tangy, and slightly spicy flavor profile.

- Cuisine: Thai
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper
- 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 0.5 cup orange juice
- 0.33 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp honey
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 0.5 tsp red pepper chili flakes
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
- 3 pineapple slices
- 0.5 cup pineapple chunks
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Jamaican rum (optional)
- 1.5 cups jasmine rice
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- fresh chopped cilantro for garnish

## Instructions

1. Season chicken with salt, paprika, garlic powder, and cayenne.
2. Sear chicken in olive oil until browned.
3. For the sauce, add pineapple juice, orange juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, honey, garlic, and chili flakes to the pan.
4. Simmer the sauce.
5. Stir in cornstarch slurry into the sauce until thick and glossy.
6. Add chicken back into the sauce and coat in the sauce.
7. For the pineapple, caramelize pineapple in butter and brown sugar.
8. Add rum to the pineapple and flambé carefully if desired.
9. Cook coconut rice by simmering rice, coconut milk, water, salt, and sugar until fluffy.
10. Serve chicken over coconut rice and top with pineapple and cilantro.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Flambéing rum pineapple is optional, but adds extra caramelization and flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ELLibS5zp/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ba37819b-c208-4267-86c3-4f0b344afc1c
- Extracted: 2026-05-21

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