Dasheen Stuffing and Roast Chicken

First you need to make the Pineapple Dasheen Stuffing. Here is the Recipe.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb. (450 grams) dasheen, peeled and cubed
• 2 Tbsps. vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup chopped escallion
• 1/4 cup chopped sweet pepper
• 4 slices pineapple, cut into cubes
• 1 tsp. white pepper
• 1 tsp. salt

METHOD / DIRECTIONS:

1. Cook dasheen in salt water until tender.
2. Add vegetable oil to heated skillet. Sauté escallion and sweet pepper.
3. Add pineapple cubes, white pepper, salt and dasheen to ingredients in skillet. Use this to stuff chicken.

This is the recipe to finish roasting the chicken and adding the stuffing mix

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 lbs. (1.5 kg) chicken
• 4 Tbsps. soft margarine
• 2 tsps. salt
• 1 tsp. white pepper
• 1/3 cup sherry
• 2 tsps. tarragon
• 2 tsps. curry powder
• 1/2 tsp. mustard
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. paprika
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. HOT PEPPER SAUCE

METHOD / DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F/ 200°C.
2. Combine 1/2 the margarine and all the remaining ingredients in a bowl.
3. Pour over chicken and allow to marinate for 3 hours or overnight.
4. Fill cavity of the chicken with dasheen pineapple stuffing.
5. Fasten the opening with skewers or sew with thread.
6. Place in a roasting pan and bake for 1 hour or until done.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS:

Serve with rice and peas accompanied with buttered carrot