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 cook Jamaican Jerk Chicken using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- You need of small yellow or white onion chopped.
- You need of scallions.
- Prepare of brown sugar.
- You need of large garlic cloves chopped.
- It's of habaneros or scotch bonnet chile stem seeded.
- It's of soy sauce.
- Prepare of fresh lime juice.
- You need of olive oil.
- Prepare of salt.
- Prepare of fresh thyme leaves.
- Prepare of ground all spice.
- It's of black pepper.
- It's of ground or fresh nutmeg.
- It's of cinnamon.
- It's of fresh ginger.
- It's 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!