For all you great cooks out there, i need your help. I've been trying to make a tropical dish... ?

Question

It contains chicken with mango sauce, grilled pineapple, and coconut rice.. the last time i made it, it was just the chicken and grilled pineapple.. but it didn't come out great, so i decided to add the coconut rice.. I was wondering if you can give me tips of what to marinate the chicken in so it gives it more "tropical" flavor. Or how to make some good coconut rice? if you can jsut give me tips of what i can add to make this dish complete would be great. thanks..

ps also some beverage idea would be great too thanks.

Answer 1

to make a great coconut rice, get some jasmine rice. cook it per the directions on the bag but instead of water use 1 part water 2 parts coconut milk.   for the chicken, get some carribean jerk seasoning. you can use one can coconut milk and 2 T. jerk seasoning as the marinade. when you cook the chicken, add 1/2 cup water to the marinade and simmer the chicken in it.   good luck.