May 2025 - Cooking with Rum

by ,

                  Sweet and Spicy Rum Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs. Chicken Breast, boneless and skinless
  • ½ C. Dark Rum
  • ¼ C. Lime Juice
  • ¼ C. Soy Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
  • 3 Tbsp. Honey 
  • 2 Tbsp. Sriracha
  • Chopped Fresh Cilantro, for garnish

Directions:

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients, except the chicken, and mix until honey has been blended well with the rest of the marinade. 
  2. Add the chicken into the marinade and coat well.  Place clear wrap over bowl to seal and let it sit for 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 400°F.Transfer chicken into a baking dish and bake for 40 minutes, or until the center of the chicken is fully cooked (165°F with a meat thermometer). Take baking dish out of oven and let stand for 5 minutes.  
  4. Remove chicken from marinade and place onto a serving platter and garnish with chopped cilantro.  Recommended:  Place chicken over a bed of rice (fried rice is my favorite for this dish) or a salad.

                             Mojito Cupcakes

Ingredients:

  • For the Cupcakes-1 Stick Butter
  • ¾ C. Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs, room temperature
  • ¾ tsp. Salt
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • ½ C. Gold Rum
  • ¼ C. Yogurt, plain
  • Zest of 2 Limes
  • 2 Tbsp. Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1 tsp. Mint Syrup
  • 1 ½ C. All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp. Baking Powder

For the Frosting-

  • 1 ½ Stick Butter, room temperature
  • 2 ½ C. Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. Fresh Mint Leaves, small diced
  • ½ tsp. Mint Syrup
  • 3 Tbsp. White Rum
  • Mint Leaves and Lime Wedges, for garnish

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12 cupcake molds with cupcake liners.
  2. In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs, salt, and vanilla extract. Stir in rum, yogurt, lime zest, juice and mint syrup.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift together flour and baking powder. Pour into bowl with wet ingredients, mixing as you pour.
  4. Scoop batter into cupcake molds, filling 3/4 of the way up. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the cupcakes are light golden brown and a knife comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cupcakes. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
  5. To make the frosting, place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy. If mixture is too thick, add an additional tablespoon of rum.
  6. Transfer frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Frost cupcakes, then top with small mint leaves and a lime wedge.

Enjoy!