Cooking Spicy Sweet Havana Chicken

Video Transcript

"Now that we've seasoned the chicken, we're going to heat it. Again; you want to turn the temperature about halfway up, and I like to coat the entire bottom of the pan in oil. You can move it around, and get some up on the sides. This will prevent it from scorching, and again; when dealing with pans try to keep the handles off to the side. You want to give the oil a chance to heat up. That may take anywhere from thirty seconds to a minute. A trick with cooking chicken...on this particular piece; we do not have skin, but if you do, it's best to try to cook it skin side down first. That will give it a better presentation. All right, let's put the chicken in. We're going to try to keep it in the center. You're going to want to cook this chicken about four minutes on each side. Again; it doesn't have to be cooked all the way through; because after the chicken is properly marked, it's going to be added to the bean mixture later, and it can continue to cook that way. "