Baked Crimson Chicken


 * Preparation time: Slightly over 1 hour.
 * Cooking Time: Roughly 20 minutes.
 * Serves: 2

Ingredients

 * 1) 4 chicken breasts, deboned, and cut into 1 inch wide strips.
 * 2) 4 tablespoons tomato ketchup.
 * 3) 1 tablespoon garlic paste.
 * 4) 1 large pinch of salt.
 * 5) 1 large pinch of crushed blackpepper.
 * 6) 1 tablespoon honey.
 * 7) 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar. (Else, use regular vinegar)
 * 8) 2 tablespoons of honey mustard.
 * 9) 1 tablespoon of olive oil. (Else, use vegetable oil)
 * 10) 1 large onion, finely chopped.
 * 11) 4 large leaves of fresh lettuce, chopped.
 * 12) 2 tablespoons of finely chopped pineapple. (For garnishing)

Instructions

 * 1) Mix all ingredients except onion, lettuce and oil. Let chicken marinate for at least one hour.
 * 2) Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
 * 3) Brush baking tray with olive oil.
 * 4) Put in lettuce and onion.
 * 5) Pour in some of the marinade, just enough to cover the vegetables.
 * 6) Set chicken pieces on the bed of vegetables, and cover with some marinade.
 * 7) Brush each piece with some olive oil.
 * 8) Set in oven, and cook for 10 minutes.
 * 9) Take out tray, turn the pieces, and cover the other side with the marinard, brush with olive oil, and cook for 10 more minutes at the same temperature.
 * 10) Take out, sprinkle the pineapple for garnish. Optionally, add pineapple after the first 10 minutes of cooking.


 * Serving Suggestion: This goes well with whole wheat bread, red bread, wild rice and with hearty, spicy red wine, like a Shiraz. A good serving side would be steamed basmasti rice flavoured with cardamom and cinnamon.