# Island Fry Chicken with Ginger Gravy

Crispy fried chicken is topped with a magic ginger tomato gravy at Carena's Jamaican Grille.

- Total time: 65 min
- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- chicken
- garlic
- black pepper
- salt
- onion powder
- rosemary
- cayenne
- flour
- oil
- garlic
- sliced onion
- stewed tomatoes
- ginger
- brown sugar
- thyme
- bay leaf
- chicken stock
- Scotch bonnet peppers
- slurry
- butter

## Instructions

1. Dry rub the chicken with garlic, black pepper, salt, onion powder, rosemary, and cayenne.
2. Let the dry-rubbed chicken set for 24 hours.
3. Dredge the chicken (whole breast, thigh, and drum) in flour, salt, and pepper.
4. Fry the chicken for about 20 minutes.
5. For the gravy, add a little bit of oil to a pan.
6. Add garlic, sliced onion, stewed tomatoes, a lot of ginger, brown sugar, thyme, and bay leaf.
7. Add house-made chicken stock.
8. Add Scotch bonnet peppers and simmer for about 45 minutes.
9. Strain the gravy.
10. Tighten the gravy with a little bit of slurry and butter.
11. Make cuts in the fried chicken.
12. Serve the chicken on a plate and top with the ginger tomato gravy.

## Equipment

- fryer

## Tips

- Dry rub the chicken for 24 hours to let the flavors meld.
- Make cuts in the chicken breast before serving to ensure even cooking and gravy absorption.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-03-28

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