Jerk chicken

Name: Jerk chicken
Cuisine: American, Latin American, Caribbean
Ingredients: 4 spring onions, chopped; 2 Scotch Bonnet chillies, finely chopped; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; half tsp cinnamon; half tsp ground nutmeg; 1 tsp ground allspice; 2 tsp dark brown sugar; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 3 cm fresh ginger root, grated; 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce *; grated zest and juice 1 lime; juice 1 orange; 1 tbsp wine vinegar; 4 chicken drumsticks and 4 chicken thighs (1 kilo), excess skin trimmed

Instructions

A classic Jamaican dish that’s popular across the Caribbean. Jerk refers to the spicy seasoning the chicken is marinated in. Can be cooked in the oven or on the barbecue.

Updated at: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:25:17 GMT