Chicken
Chicken and Potato Roti

Ingredients
- Flour1 lb
- Shortening3 tablespoons
- SaltPinch
- WaterSplash
- Chicken Breast6
- ParsleyPinch
- ThymePinch
- JerkPinch
- SaltPinch
- SugarPinch
- Black PepperPinch
- large Onion2
- Garlic4 cloves
- Scotch Bonnet1
- Potatoes1/2 lb
Steps
Cook
- 🥄Add a pint of chicken stock to the simmer and put three tablespoons of sugar into a large saucepan on high; cook until the sugar caramelizes,
Prepare
- 🔥then add the cubed chicken breasts and stir until the chicken browns.
- 🧂Add chopped onions, garlic, parsley, thyme, jerk seasoning, salt, and the whole scotch bonnet pepper – do not cut up the pepper!
Cook
- 🧂Reduce the heat to low and let this simmer for 25 minutes.
Prepare
- 🍳In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, and add a pinch of salt to taste.
Steps
- Now add the first tablespoon of shortening, and with your fingers, rub the flour into the shortening until it forms a breadcrumb-like consistency.
- 🍽️Then add the second tablespoon of shortening and rub against the flour until it looks like breadcrumbs.
- 🌿Now add the third tablespoon of shortening and repeat the process.
- ✨You should by now have used all the flour.
- 🥄Your bowl should be all breadcrumb-like; if you still have fresh flour, use another tablespoon of shortening until your fresh flour is all used up.
Prepare
- 🍽️Add a small amount of water and mix with a butter knife; keep adding small amounts until your mixture forms a soft dough.
- 🌿Now dust your surface with flour and roll out your pastry; you want to roll wafer-thin rounds – this mixture should make at least 12 roti skins.
Steps
- 🌿Cover with a tea towel while returning to the pot.
Prepare
- ✨Now peel the potatoes and cube them into small bite-size pieces.
Cook
- 🥄After 25 minutes of simmering, add 1/2 pint of water and the potatoes to the pool.
- 🔥Now cover and cook for 30 minutes on low heat.
Steps
- 🔥Turn a flat baking tray upside down, lightly cover with foil, and place on the stovetop on high
Cook
- 🧂cook each roti skin for 1 minute on each side until brown but not crisp.
- 🍳Now pile up your cooked roti skins, remove the pot after 30 minutes, and remove the whole scotch bonnet.
Serve
- 🍳Take the entire pot to the table with a pile of plates
- each person assumes the roti skin, lays it flat on the scale, spoons some filling into the middle of the roti skin, and folds around the filling eats enjoy.
Source: Original recipe