Jerk Chicken (Jamaican Spicy Grilled Chicken)
From FavoriteFixins 13 years ago
- 3 hrs marinate -45 m to make
- Serves 4-6
I've been looking for a good recipe for Jerk Chicken and I think I've finally found it!! Jerk is a method of cooking meats that comes from the original inhabitants of Jamaica, the Arawaks. They roasted meats over fires of pimento wood from the allspice tree. Read more Pimento wood gave a distinctive flavor to the meat and is still used for jerk grilling in Jamaica. Jerk marinades and rubs are often quite spicy with Scotch bonnet peppers. Recipes vary widely, but true jerk seasoning contains allspice. This recipe is for chicken, but pork, goat and even fish are also jerked. Source: What's4Eats See less
Ingredients
- Ingredients: shopping list
- chicken, cut into serving pieces -- 3 pounds shopping list
- Scallions, minced -- 1 bunch shopping list
- garlic, minced -- 3 to 6 cloves shopping list
- ginger, minced -- 1 or 2 tablespoons shopping list
- Scotch bonnet chile peppers, minced -- 2 to 6 shopping list
- brown sugar -- 1/4 cup shopping list
- salt -- 1 tablespoon shopping list
- ground allspice -- 1 tablespoon shopping list
- Ground cinnamon -- 2 teaspoons shopping list
- pepper -- 2 teaspoons shopping list
- thyme -- 1 teaspoon shopping list
- soy sauce -- 1/4 cup shopping list
- lime juice -- 1/4 cup shopping list
- water -- 1/4 cup shopping list
- oil -- 1/4 cup shopping list
How to make it
- Preparation:
- Add all the ingredients to a large, non-reactive bowl, refrigerate and marinate for at least 2 to 3 hours, preferably overnight.
- Wipe off excess marinade and grill the chicken pieces over a slow fire until cooked through. Or the chicken can be grilled until browned on outside and then finished in a 350°F oven. Baste with the marinade during cooking if you like.
- Variations
- Substitute pork, goat or firm white fish for the chicken if you like. The fish will not need to be marinated as long.
- If grilling isn't possible, roast the pieces in a 350°F oven until cooked through, 30 to 45 minutes.
- A true Jamaican would use habanero or Scotch bonnet peppers, the hottest peppers there are. But you can lower the heat of your marinade by using jalapeños or serranos instead.
People Who Like This Dish 6
- chefoscar Nowhere, Us
- bullydog Nowhere, Us
- cinnamongal Mequon, WI
- diamondgirl IT
- pleclare Framingham, MA
- Show up here?Review or Bookmark it! ✔
The Groups
- Not added to any groups yet!
Reviews & Comments 2
-
All Comments
-
Your Comments