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Cajun Chicken with Charred Pineapple Wedges

Published: Jun 30, 2021 · Modified: Mar 4, 2025 by Deborah · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · #sponsoredpost · 2 Comments

Cajun chicken with charred pineapple wedges on a large baking tray, garnished with coriander.
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This cajun chicken with charred pineapple wedges recipe featured in this month's delicious magazine.   We love cajun flavours and the use of fresh pineapple really appealed, as well as cooking it all outside on the barbecue.  It can also be cooked inside - see Tips for grilling/alternative cooking instructions.

It's also great that you can prepare and marinate both the chicken and pineapple up to a day in advance.   Perfect if you're just cooking for you and want to get on with other things, or if you're entertaining and want to get ahead.

The chicken turns out full of flavour, with beautifully crisp skin on the outside and delicious juicy chicken on the inside.   The marinade on the fresh pineapple is delicious and the fresh flavours really compliment the chicken.   One definitely to be made again and again, to enjoy eating outside if the weather's kind, or inside if it's not!!

Tips

  • The original recipe uses chicken drumsticks only, however, we had a pack of chicken drumsticks and thighs (4 drumsticks and 3 thighs).   The recipe works well with both.
  • Getting ahead…the chicken and pineapple can be marinated up to one day ahead.   Keep them chilled separately in sealed bags or containers until you're ready to cook.
  • If you don’t want to cook on the barbecue, heat the grill and cook the chicken on a lined grill tray, turning regularly, until cooked through. Cook the pineapple under the grill or heat a ridged griddle pan and cook while the chicken is grilling.
  • This cajun chicken with charred pineapple wedges recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.   We halved the recipe and enjoyed most of it for dinner one night and had a couple of drumsticks and pineapple wedges leftover to enjoy the next day for lunch.

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How to make this Cajun Chicken with Charred Pineapple Wedges

Ingredients

  • 12 chicken drumsticks or thighs, or a mixture of both (see Tips)
  • 2 tsp coarse sea salt
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 6 tsp granulated or demerara sugar
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 2 tsp sweet paprika or pimenton
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1 medium pineapple, peeled with a sharp knife, then cut in half and each half divided into 6 wedges
  • olive oil for brushing
  • handful of coriander, torn, to garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat your barbecue for direct heat (coals arranged in a bank in the middle or high if using a gas barbecue). See Tips for grilling/alternative cooking instructions for both the chicken and pineapple.
  2. Pat the chicken dry with kitchen paper, then put in a large freezer bag or sealable container. Finely grind the salt and pepper and 1 tsp of the sugar in a pestle and mortar. Add the garlic granules, 1 tsp paprika, the thyme, oregano and cayenne pepper, then grind again until fine. Add to the freezer bag/container, then seal and shake to coat the chicken in the spices. Leave to marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes or up to one day (see Tips).
  3. Add the chilli to the pestle and mortar with the remaining 5 tsp of sugar and 1 tsp of paprika. Grind together to make a paste, then brush the mixture over the pineapple wedges to coat. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes or up to one day (see Tips).
  4. Remove the chicken from the bag/container. Brush with the oil, then arrange over indirect heat (at the edge of the barbecue) for 20 to 30 minutes, turning regularly, until crisp and the juices run clear when the thickest part is pierced with a skewer (a probe thermometer should read 70-72C). Remove the cooked chicken to a platter or tray and cover loosely to keep warm.
  5. Brush the pineapple with a little oil, then cook it over direct heat (in the middle of the barbecue) for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until charred and sticky. Serve with the chicken. Garnish the chicken and pineapple with the torn coriander.

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Cajun chicken with charred pineapple wedges on a large baking tray, garnished with coriander.
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Cajun Chicken with Charred Pineapple Wedges

By: Deborah
Full of flavour chicken with beautifully crisp skin on the outside and juicy on the inside.
PREP: 20 minutes minutes
COOK: 35 minutes minutes
Marinating time - 10 minutes to: 1 day day
TOTAL: 1 day day 55 minutes minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: American, Cajun
Servings: 6 people
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Equipment

  • Pestle and mortar
  • Pastry brush

Ingredients

  • 12 chicken drumsticks or thighs, or a mixture of both (see Notes)
  • 2 tsp coarse sea salt
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 6 tsp granulated or demerara sugar
  • 1 tsp garlic granules
  • 2 tsp sweet paprika or pimenton
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 red chilli deseeded and coarsely chopped
  • 1 medium pineapple peeled with a sharp knife, then cut in half and each half divided into 6 wedges
  • olive oil for brushing
  • handful of coriander, torn, to garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat your barbecue for direct heat (coals arranged in a bank in the middle or high if using a gas barbecue). See Notes for grilling/alternative cooking instructions for both the chicken and pineapple.
  • Pat the chicken dry with kitchen paper, then put in a large freezer bag or sealable container. Finely grind the salt and pepper and 1 tsp of the sugar in a pestle and mortar. Add the garlic granules, 1 tsp paprika, the thyme, oregano and cayenne pepper, then grind again until fine. Add to the freezer bag/container, then seal and shake to coat the chicken in the spices. Leave to marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes or up to one day (see Notes).
  • Add the chilli to the pestle and mortar with the remaining 5 tsp of sugar and 1 tsp of paprika. Grind together to make a paste, then brush the mixture over the pineapple wedges to coat. Leave to marinate for 15 minutes or up to one day (see Notes).
  • Remove the chicken from the bag/container. Brush with the oil, then arrange over indirect heat (at the edge of the barbecue) for 20 to 30 minutes, turning regularly, until crisp and the juices run clear when the thickest part is pierced with a skewer (a probe thermometer should read 70-72C). Remove the cooked chicken to a platter or tray and cover loosely to keep warm.
  • Brush the pineapple with a little oil, then cook it over direct heat (in the middle of the barbecue) for 2 to 3 minutes on each side until charred and sticky. Serve with the chicken. Garnish the chicken and pineapple with the torn coriander.

Notes

  • The original recipe uses chicken drumsticks only, however, we had a pack of chicken drumsticks and thighs (4 drumsticks and 3 thighs).   The recipe works well with both.
  • Getting ahead…the chicken and pineapple can be marinated up to one day ahead.   Keep them chilled separately in sealed bags or containers until you're ready to cook.
  • If you don’t want to cook on the barbecue, heat the grill and cook the chicken on a lined grill tray, turning regularly, until cooked through. Cook the pineapple under the grill or heat a ridged griddle pan and cook while the chicken is grilling.
  • This cajun chicken with charred pineapple wedges recipe is easily adapted if you’re cooking for less or more people.   We halved the recipe and enjoyed most of it for dinner one night and had a couple of drumsticks and pineapple wedges leftover to enjoy the next day for lunch.

 

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Nutrition

Calories: 805kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 53g | Fat: 54g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 315mg | Sodium: 1026mg | Potassium: 890mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 794IU | Vitamin C: 83mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS barbecue, BBQ, chicken drumsticks, chicken thighs, fresh pineapple, grilled
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Comments

  1. Margaret Nicoll says

    July 11, 2021 at 9:39 pm

    5 stars
    Made for supper tonight with a friend who not really into spicy but she enjoyed it.Bothhave leftovers for tomorrow,easy to prepare and make.Would be good for having more friends round

    Reply
    • Deborah says

      July 13, 2021 at 2:55 pm

      Thank you! I enjoyed having some of your leftovers!!

      Reply

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