Jamaican Jerk Chicken. Hot, succulent Jamaican Jerk Chicken is a tropical treat. You'll love the heat and flavor of this fiery marinade. This is more a combination of jerk and Chinese Jamaican roast chicken, which is another treat in and of it self.
Jerk chicken is synonymously tied to Jamaican cuisine, just as the hamburger is tied to American cuisine.
It is probably the most recognized dish that has come out of Jamaica.
It is by far the most requested dish by tourists when they visit Jamaica.
You can have Jamaican Jerk Chicken using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- You need 1 of small yellow or white onion chopped.
- It's 3 of scallions.
- You need 1 tbs of brown sugar.
- You need 4 of large garlic cloves chopped.
- You need 2 of habaneros or scotch bonnet chile stem seeded.
- You need 2 tbs of soy sauce.
- You need 1/4 of fresh lime juice.
- You need 3 tbs of olive oil.
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbs of salt.
- Prepare 1 tbs of fresh thyme leaves.
- It's 2 tsp of ground all spice.
- It's 2 tsp of black pepper.
- Prepare 3/4 tsp of ground or fresh nutmeg.
- You need 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
- Prepare 1 inch of fresh ginger.
- Prepare 5 lbs of chicken breast, drumsticks, thighs about.
In a large casserole with a lid, combine all ingredients except chicken. Add chicken, stirring to coat well. The jerk seasoning can be made a day in. Smash the allspice as fine as possible using a mortar and pestle.
Jamaican Jerk Chicken instructions
- Blend all ingredients in blender till smooth.
- Marinade chicken over night. It must be marinaded over night to get all the good flavors going..
- Before grilling make sure chicken comes to room temp so they cook evenly..
- Make sure the fire is not too hot and coles are grayish because chicken may burn easly due to spices. Grill about 3 to 4 minutes each side babysitting so it wont burn..
- After getting a good char on the chicken move to indirect heat and cover the grill for about 30 to 40 minutes..
- Internal temp for bone in chicken 165.
An easy homemade Jerk sauce of soy, lime, orange juice and lots of sweet-hot spices makes a mouthwatering pre-barbecue marinade for chicken. Pour remaining marinade over chicken; toss to coat. When ready to grill, heat grill to medium-high and oil grates. Home > Jamaican Recipes > Jerk Chicken. Jerk Chicken video recipe Click on the video to watch Tracy cook some Jerk Chicken, scroll down to see the authentic Jerk Chicken recipe with pictures or scroll down to the bottom to read about the history of Jerk Chicken!