Recipe: Tasty Mango Chicken

Ingredients:

• 4 pounds chicken tenderloins
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 large ripe mango (peeled, sliced)
• 2 onions (diced); ½ cup green leaf onions (diced)
• 1 red bell pepper (sliced); ½ cup zesty herb marinade
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 bouillon cube
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash chicken and combine with lemon juice, garlic paste, cayenne pepper, bouillon cube and salt to taste.
• Set chicken aside to marinate for at least 2 hours before grilling. When ready to cook, grill chicken until both sides of each piece acquire a brown color and meat is well done on the inside – set aside.
• In a skillet, warm up oil and combine with onions, garlic powder, black pepper and sauté for 3 minutes.
• Then add marinade and cook for an additional 2 minutes before adding bell peppers.
• Cook for 3 minutes or until bell peppers are half tender and then add mango and salt to taste.
• Cook on very low heat for only 3 minutes and then turn off heat to simmer.

_{(Copyright: Margaret Ellis, ” West African Perspective: Recipes Inspired by Gambian Cuisine” (Xlibris)}